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Pingoiare

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Mainly Continental Europe, especially North of Italy. (v) To get easily wound up, provoked, teased. (n) An easily provoked act. A "Pingoia" is somebody who is disposed to get wound up. A "Pingoiata" is a particular situation where a Pingoia's heart rate increases considerably over a discussion and can't let it go Origin: from the act of swallowing something i.e. Ingoiare in Italian
"Hey, do not pingoiare. Next time you will be lucky" "Dad, is that a Pingoia!?! I have never seen one, can I touch it?! - No Son, he can bite" Yeah, he will most likely end up last in the Fantasy Football league, he is pingoiato big time" "
Pingoiare by Niscula May 12, 2016