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1 Jan, 11 tweets, 3 min read
Short fun thread on Brexiters expressed through the medium of the Sicilian word "minchia" & its variants.
N.B. "minchia" is not necessarily a vulgar word, having been used by authors as diverse as Giovanni Verga & Frank Zappa in their works, but it is uniquely expressive >>
Proprio un gran minchione!
'sta minchia di...
Chi minchia cumminastivu?l
Cu minchia è?
Ci sta scassannu a minchia!
Chi minchia ti passa pa tiesta?!
'na minchia morta.
Nun capisti 'na beata minchia!
'na coppola di minchia.
Nun contare minchiate!

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