Capisce (pronounced cah-PEESH) is an Italian word that is used in American slang to say "got it" or "understand." The correct word in Italian would be capisci (pronounced cah-PEE-shee) to address the second person informally, a.k.a. you. Capisce, in Italian, is used only to address the second person formally (like when speaking to an elder or someone you don't know) or to express that a third person (he, she, it) understands. The correct Italian pronunciation of capisce is cah-PEE-shay.

To say I understand is capisco (cah-PEE-sko).

You better get outta my house before I break your face, capisce? Yeah, capisco.

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Capische

Capische is an Italian word that Americans have somehow gotten a hold of that means 'Do you understand?'.

The appropriate response to this is actually Akash (ah-kahsh), meaning a great bobcat yes.

"And that is how you can remember Maxwell's Equations. Capische?"
"A K A S H."

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capisci

Also written kapeesh and capeesh, the interjection "Capisci?" means "Understood?" in Italian. The final I is either weak or dropped, more so in the Southern Italian dialects, such as Neapolitan.

You touch my cake, you're DEAD, capisci?

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Do you understand?
Short for 'capisci'

Tony: I want you to leave Little Carmine alone, capisc?

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capicolla

This Italian Classic ham is made from whole trimmed pork butts, hand rolled in crushed red pepper, paprika and other Italian spices, then naturally smoked for a delightful taste sensation.

I think a capicolla sub would be good for lunch.

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fauxstalgia

Faux nostalgia. Faking old things in an attempt to recapture the feeling of times gone past, especially of technology that has passed.

Hipstamatic pictures, just like the vinyl-static added to digital recordings, is prime fauxstalgia

fauxstalgia by scotte61 December 16, 2010

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pajama casual

Pajama casual is a term used when working from home and preparing for a video conference. All business above the waist and your pajama pants down below.

We have a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and I’ll probably go pajama casual.

pajama casual by jrod-knows March 31, 2020

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