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A loud, sweaty Italian guy who calls you ‘paisan’ like he’s your long-lost cousin from the same village. It means brother but also implies you’re gonna fight someone for him.
"Paisan! You’re my bro! Let’s go beat up that kid over there!"
"I didn’t know you were a paisan until you yelled ‘Mama!’ in my face!"
"You call me paisan one more time and I’ll throw you off the balcony!"
by Slangipedia 3h ago
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A Sicilian way of calling someone a fellow countryman. Sounds like ‘paesan’ but it also means you’re gonna eat 10 pizzas and pass out.
"You’re my paesan, so we’re eating lasagna at 2 AM!"
"He called me paesan and then took my last slice of pizza!"
"I’m not your paesan until you finish this whole calzone!"
by Slangipedia 3h ago
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A nonstandard way Italian Americans talk. It sounds like they’re yelling at a kid for stealing their lunch money.
"You speak like a paisan, so I know you stole my sandwich!"
"That guy talks like a paisan, loud, messy, and always angry."
"She said ‘I’m gonna beat you up’ like it was a paisan greeting!"
by Slangipedia 3h ago
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A person of Italian descent who knows the value of loudness and shouting at people. They greet others with shouts, pizza, and sometimes a slap.
"Paisan! You came to my house, so we’re eating meatballs and yelling!"
"He greeted me like a paisan by throwing a tomato at my head!"
"She said ‘Paisan!’ and I knew it was gonna be chaos."
by Slangipedia 3h ago
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An Italian person from the same village or region. It’s like family but louder, with more yelling and less privacy.
"He’s a paisan from my village, he knows I stole his uncle’s hat!"
"They’re both paisans from the same town, so they’re fighting over a sandwich!"
"My neighbor is a paisan, so we yell at each other every day."
by Slangipedia 3h ago
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