Meaning
big butt, lucky devil
- a person with very large buttocks
- an exceptionally lucky person
In a sentence
Ha vinto di nuovo alla lotteria, che culone!
He won the lottery again, what a lucky bastard!
Non fare il culone, ammetti che hai avuto solo fortuna.
Don't be a lucky git, admit you just got lucky.
Non è bravura sua, è semplicemente un gran culone.
It's not skill on his part, he's just an extremely lucky devil.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| culone | masculine · singular |
| culoni | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Vulgar: avoid in polite company.
- Formed augmentatively from 'culo' ('butt, arse'), which also idiomatically means 'luck'.
- The feminine form 'culona' refers almost exclusively to a woman with a large backside.