Very InformalCampanianoun
cafonata
tacky / tasteless act / something trashy
Literal Translation
"peasant-like behavior"
Formal Equivalent
volgarità / cosa di cattivo gusto
Examples in Context
"Che cafonata mettere la musica a tutto volume alle tre di notte!"
"What a trashy thing to blast music at three in the morning!"
"Quella festa era una cafonata totale."
"That party was totally tacky."
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Cultural Note
From 'cafone' (peasant/boor), originally a derogatory term for rural Southern Italians. 'Cafonata' describes any act considered vulgar or tasteless. While 'cafone' can be offensive, 'cafonata' is used more lightly, even self-deprecatingly. The word reflects historic class tensions between urban and rural Southern Italy.
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