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strafico

/straˈfiko/adjectiveB2
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Meaning

super cool; gorgeous

  • Extremely attractive or sexy (of a person)
  • Exceptionally cool, awesome, or trendy (of an object or situation)

In a sentence

Quella giacca di pelle è strafica!

That leather jacket is super cool!

Hai visto la nuova ragazza di Marco? È strafica.

Have you seen Marco's new girlfriend? She is gorgeous.

Abbiamo passato una serata strafica al concerto ieri.

We had an awesome evening at the concert yesterday.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
straficomasculine · singular
straficafeminine · singular
strafichimasculine · plural
strafichefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Informal: common in youth slang; slightly vulgar origin from 'fica/figa'.
  • Spelled either 'strafico' or 'strafigo' (plural: 'strafichi' or 'strafighi').

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