scugnizzo 

Word clearly Italian, but that has origins from South Italy and more precisely from Naples and the surrounding area.
"Scugnizzo" is a boy who has fun with other friends, spending a lot of time among the streets (vicoli) of Naples.
Currently, it is also used to describe the children, when they are clever and cunning.

Tu sei una volpe! Tu sei veramente uno scugnizzo!
You are a fox ! You are really a scugnizzo!

scugnizzo by Mangiaspaghetti April 12, 2008

scugnizzi 

an italian term meaning 'street kids'. it's used to describe neapolitan kids (kids form naples) and is usually seen is a derogatory term though neapolitan kids really do spend a lot of their lives playing on the streets rather than staying inside

cannavaro grew up as a scugnizzi

scugnizzi by insomniac16 January 10, 2007