Style & Confidence

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• Robbe

  Clothes + wardrobe

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  Robbe

  /ROB-beh/

  Noun[Era 3]

  Clothes, the Siculish way: the whole wardrobe from Sunday best to the tired old sweater. Worn with pride, folded with precision. Getting dressed?

  "Mèntiti i robbe boni, ca jamu a missa."

  "Put on your good clothes, we’re going to Mass."

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• Tannica

  Tan (sun-kissed)

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  Tannica

  /tahn-NEE-kah/

  Noun[Era 3]

  Tan: the sun-kissed glow of a Sicilian who spent the summer on a beach, a balcony or under a tree. Free, golden and impossible to fake. Summer’s over?

  "Chi bedda tannica ca hai!"

  "What a beautiful tan you have!"

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• Stupish

  Stupid + stylish

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  Stupish

  /STOO-peesh/

  Adjective[Era 3]

  Stupid plus stylish: the dumbest, most gorgeous outfit anyone has ever worn on purpose. A compliment in disguise, or a warning. Who’s that?

  "Chi stupish ca si cu chiddu cappeddu!"

  "How stupish you look in that hat!"

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• Sciò

  Show

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  Sciò

  /ʃɔː/

  Noun[Era 3]

  Any event, movie, TV program, or family drama that deserves the neighborhood's full attention. For a Sicilian in America, it is not just entertainment: if there is spectacle, chaos, or a street fight, it is officially a "sciò."

  "Astùta a televisioni e affacciati ô barcuni chi stanno facenno u Sciò"

  "Shut off the TV and check out the balcony, 'cause there's a Sciò out in the street!"

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• Stoppati

  Stop + you

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  Stoppati

  /stoh-PAH-tee/

  Phrase[Era 3]

  Stop yourself: a command with a mirror built in, stop with a Sicilian ‘ti’ attached. Said with love or with fury, it tells you and your impulse to slow down. Too much?

  "Stoppati, ca stai esagerannu!"

  "Stop it, you’re overdoing it!"

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