heypolyglot
Italian

fattone

/fatˈto.ne/noun · masculineC1
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Meaning

stoner, pothead

  • Habitual cannabis user; person who is frequently high

In a sentence

Quel fattone passa tutto il pomeriggio sul divano.

That stoner spends the whole afternoon on the sofa.

I suoi amici sembrano tutti una banda di fattoni.

His friends all look like a bunch of stoners.

Non ascoltare Marco quando fa il fattone.

Don't listen to Marco when he acts like a stoner.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
fattonemasculine · singular
fattonimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Informal: colloquial slang; derives from 'fatto' (stoned, high).
  • The feminine equivalent is 'fattona' (plural 'fattone').

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