heypolyglot
Italian

pippa

/ˈpippa/noun · feminineC1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 42,186

Meaning

wank; dud, incompetent

  • Vulgar: an act of masturbation (usually male); wank.
  • Vulgar: an incompetent person, useless player, or dud at something.

In a sentence

Smettila di farti troppe pippe mentali per questo esame.

Stop overthinking this exam so much.

A tennis sono proprio una pippa, perdo sempre.

I'm totally crap at tennis, I always lose.

Non arrabbiarti: dice solo stupidaggini perché è una pippa.

Don't get mad: he's just talking nonsense because he's a dud.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
pippafeminine · singular
pippefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Vulgar: avoid in polite company.
  • The idiom 'farsi le pippe mentali' means to overthink or obsess pointlessly.

Related words

Opposites

Explore vocabulary lessons →