piscio in lungo

Italian

Etymology

Substitution in salto in lungo (long jump) with the word piscio (piss). Literally, [game of] long pissing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpiʃ.ʃo ˈin ˈlun.ɡo/
  • Hyphenation: pì‧scio‧ìn‧lùn‧go

Noun

piscio in lungo m (uncountable)

  1. (vulgar, informal) Any activity undertaken competitively, decried as futile and useless and where there is no prize or the prize is also equally belittled: pissing contest, dick-measuring contest
    • Sei elegante come una gara di piscio in lungo tra camionisti armeni.
      You're as charming as a dick-measuring contest among Armenian truckers.