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)
- (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.
Related terms
- salto in alto (“high jump”)
- salto in lungo (“long jump”)