buttafuori

Italian

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of butta (“to throw”) +‎ fuori (“out”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /but.taˈfwɔ.ri/
• Rhymes: -ɔri
• Hyphenation: but‧ta‧fuò‧ri

Noun

buttafuori m (invariable)

1. bouncer, chucker-out
   • 1968, “Cantico Dei Drogati”, in Fabrizio De Andrè, Riccardo Mannerini (lyrics), Tutti Morimmo a Stento, performed by Fabrizio De Andrè:

     E chi, chi sarà mai / il buttafuori del sole / chi lo spinge ogni giorno / sulla scena alle prime ore.

     And who, who will ever know / the sun's bouncer / who pushes it every day / onto the scene in the first hours.

2. (nautical) bumpkin