A diving cheat or actor, as per the Azzurri of the same name who earned Italy a dubious penalty in their Round of 16 clash against Australia in the 2006 World Cup of football.

Award for such acting.

Referee: "Sorry Grosso, I'm afraid I'm going to have to give you a yellow card for that Oscar winning performance"

"And the Grosso goes to..."

Grosso by AJohnston June 28, 2006

grosso

noun; an insult directed at someone who smashes dumpster light bulbs and shoves balloons in their pants/shirt

Jenna called me a grosso so I went in the corner and cryed

grosso by mojo48d June 13, 2012

Grosso Zone

The act of achieving Nirvana, but not yet attaining the degree of Sicko Mode. A level of spiritual, physical and mental enlightenment, in which true peace is established and one can solve complications at a rapid pace.

Example 1: Dude that song “Mo Bamba” by Sheck Wes had me grosso zone! It’s definitely going to be song of the year!

Example 2: Oh no! T-Series is closing the subscriber gab! Pewdiepie go grosso zone!

Grosso Zone by grosso zone December 13, 2018

murderhobo

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.

DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.

murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021

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