puttaneggiare

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Italian

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Etymology

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From puttana +‎ -eggiare.

Verb

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puttaneggiàre (first-person singular present puttanéggio, first-person singular past historic puttaneggiài, past participle puttaneggiàto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive, vulgar) [auxiliary avere]

  1. to work as a whore, to turn tricks
  2. (by extension) to act like a whore, to act slutty
  3. (by extension) to flirt heavily or have sex to obtain favors (e.g. a raise or promotion)
  4. (literary, figurative) to prostitute oneself, to brownnose

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • puttaneggiare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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