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Italy can be a country of snobs, each class has no qualms about criticising the other.

(* = familiar, ** = very familiar, *** = vulgar, R = plain rude, Lit. = Literally)

Un riccone/Una riccona (*) A rich man. Usually used in a derogatory way, giving the idea of rich and arrogant.

Un arricchito/Un'arricchita (*) Someone with new money, usually followed by something to the effect of: cannot buy taste.

Un/Una nobile Someone with old money. Not only do they have money, they have a certain nobility of attitude too.

Un figlio di papa (*) Lit. A son of daddy. Someone who has wealth and a job thanks to their parents, not their own merits.

Un/Una borghese A bourgeois. Negative connotation. Someone who has made money, is educated and aspires to be part of the higher classes.

Un intellettuale/Un'intellettuale People admired from afar but avoided at dinner parties either because they bore you to death or because they might show up your own ignorance.

Un barbone/Una barbona Lit. Someone with a long beard. Homeless and penniless.



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