Italian lightning

When someone sets fire to their property or business to collect the insurance money - with connotations of mafia involvment

Did you see the pizzaria burnt down. Business was bad, it must have been hit by Italian lightning

by CCPhilly May 24, 2017

Italian lightning

When someone sets fire to their property or business to collect the insurance money - arson. Usually with a belief of mafia involvement

Did you see the pizzaria burnt down. Business was bad, it must have been hit by Italian lightning

by CCPhilly May 24, 2017

italian lighting

When one sets fire to his/her property to collect the insurance money.

Person 1---Holy shit..did you see that fire?

Person 2--Yeah it looks like it was hit with some italian lighting.

by lil' puppet June 7, 2007