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Italian · Frustration

Sono incazzato nero!

SO-no een-kaht-TSAH-to NEH-ro · /ˈso.no in.katˈtsa.to ˈne.ro/

I'm absolutely furious.

3/5 Watch your audience

genuinely rude; friends only, never at work

Literally

"I'm dicked-off black"

Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.

How to use it

"Incazzarsi" (built on "cazzo") is to get pissed off; "nero" (black) pushes it to seething. This is your line for real anger. Cleaner options for the same feeling: "arrabbiato" (angry) or "incavolato" (the cabbage-swapped minced version). Feminine "incazzata nera."

Heard in the wild

Mi hanno fregato di nuovo, sono incazzato nero.

They screwed me again, I'm absolutely livid.

Where it lands

Universal across Italy

Quick answers

What does "Sono incazzato nero!" mean?
In Italian, "Sono incazzato nero!" means "I'm absolutely furious.". Literally it's "I'm dicked-off black". "Incazzarsi" (built on "cazzo") is to get pissed off; "nero" (black) pushes it to seething. This is your line for real anger. Cleaner options for the same feeling: "arrabbiato" (angry) or "incavolato" (the cabbage-swapped minced version). Feminine "incazzata nera."
Is "Sono incazzato nero!" offensive?
It's genuinely rude — a 3/5 (Watch your audience) on the Punch-o-Meter. Fine among friends, never at work or with people you've just met.
How do you pronounce "Sono incazzato nero!"?
Say it "SO-no een-kaht-TSAH-to NEH-ro" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: ˈso.no in.katˈtsa.to ˈne.ro.

Related in Italian

Cazzo! KAHT-tso Fuck! / Damn! / The all-purpose Italian curse. Che cazzo?! kay KAHT-tso What the fuck?! Vaffanculo! vah-fahn-KOO-lo Fuck off! / Go to hell! Porca puttana! POR-kah poot-TAH-nah Holy shit! / Goddammit! Porca troia! POR-kah TROY-ah Fucking hell! / Goddammit! Che rottura di coglioni! kay rot-TOO-rah dee kol-YO-nee What a massive pain in the ass!

The same idea, elsewhere

Via concepts like "Damn".

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