guido

1. In Turin (Piedmont, NW Italy), bus chaffeurs. In Italian "guido" is a pun because it means "I drive" and is also a proper name for men. If you call a driver this way it seems like he's familiar to you. This saying is no longer very widespread.

Il guido prende rosso anche alle rotonde. Che palle.
The chaffeur gets the red traffic light at roundabouts, too. That sucks.

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cìcles

1. In Turin, Piedmont and Aosta Valley (NW Italy), chewing gum

Berto: Hai un cìcles?
Do you have a chewing gum?

Giaco: No, che sfortuna, l'ultimo che avevo è quello che sto masticando.
No, what a pity, the last I had is the one I'm chewing.

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