piduista

member of Propaganda Due (P2)

noun pee-doo-EES-tah Rare

Origin: From P2 (Propaganda Due), the Italian clandestine Masonic lodge.

Usage Note

Piduista refers to a member or associate of the secret Masonic lodge Propaganda 2 (P2), which was at the centre of major Italian political scandals in the 1980s. It is used in journalism and political history with a strongly negative connotation. The noun is epicene: il piduista / la piduista; plural i piduisti / le piduiste.

Examples

"Il politico era stato accusato di essere un piduista."

Natural Translation

The politician had been accused of being a P2 member.

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