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It's a word that's used with Italians or Italian Americans when informally, but friendly, adressing one another. It means "brother" or "fellow countryman". Shortened from paisano, and is sometimes spelled paesan.
"Hey, paisan! How's the veal parmigiana?"
"Delicious, best in the city!"
paisan by Alumita November 11, 2005
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Sicilian Italian word for fellow countryman
hello paisan, how may I help you?
paisan by Uncle Dimma November 6, 2019
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Paisan/Paisno- Someone if Italian descent that understands the significance of simply being Italian. Their fainikts consist of absurd shouts of loud individuals who talk way to load. This can be use as a greeting.
Joe: “ayyy paisano what’s up?”
Tony” tell Vinny I said Ciao, that man is my paisano”
Michael”have you tried Angela’s sauce?”
Erminllindo: “that guy makes a nice sauce. What a paisan”

Paisano/Paisan

Paisano/Paesano/Paisan -Italian(n) referring to another Italian(n)who is from the same village or area/region in Italy.
Countryman
Alfredo is a Paisano/Paisan also from (name of ancestral homeland-village) or region of Italy; as in Marchegiano (a person from the region of Le Marche).

en passant 

holy hell
Person 1: google en passant
Person 2: holy hell
en passant by EnPassantBoi March 20, 2021

en passant 

google en passent if you dont want to do pipi in your pampers
google en passant
holy hell
en passant by AstatineMan April 24, 2021
Japanese slang for superior. A play on the term "senpai."
Usually used in a cutesy, playful, or casual way.
Paisen, you're so cool!
paisen by unfoldeed June 9, 2018
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Lookie at these bunch of narps, NARP NARP NARP
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High School Liquid 

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He is high school liquid, he ate lunch with the nerds and hung out with the jocks after school.
High School Liquid by Thaedris July 30, 2008
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