puttanata

In italian, bullshit, big unbelievable lie; or huge mistake, wrong thing.
The word comes from puttana, but it is not clear the relationship between the meaning of puttana and the common use of "puttanata".

A: Sai che so saltare 57 metri?
B: Che puttanata!
A: Do you know I can jump over 57 meters?
B: What a bullshit!

A: Ho fatto una puttanata: ho tradito mia moglie con la sua migliore amica.
B: I did a mistake: I betrayed my wife with her best friend!

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