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tizio

fellow

noun TEETS-yoh Rare
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Also means

guy

Usage Note

Tizio is a colloquial, slightly dismissive word for a person whose name you don't know or don't care to use — roughly 'some guy' or 'a certain fellow.' It is often paired in the fixed phrase Tizio, Caio e Sempronio (the Italian equivalent of 'Tom, Dick, and Harry'). Avoid in formal contexts.

Examples

"C'era un tizio strano fuori dal negozio."

Natural Translation

There was a strange fellow outside the shop.

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