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Scaramucci

/ˌskærəˈmuːtʃi/

Scaramucci proper noun: a surname from Italian.

Proper noun

Scaramucci

  1. A surname from Italian.

Noun

Scaramucci (plural Scaramuccis)

  1. (US, humorous) A unit of time equal to the duration of Anthony Scaramucci's tenure as White House Director of Communications, variously defined as 10 or 11 days.
    • Ardern's peroration began, “It's been three weeks now since I was asked to take this job ...” From the crowd, a laugh of astonishment. In the space of only two Scaramuccis, to steal the unit of measurement of the day, she had transformed the fortunes of the Labour Party.2017, Toby Manhire, “The rapture”, in Toby Manhire, editor, The Spinoff Book, New Zealand: Penguin Random House, published 2019, →ISBN
    • My White House tenure lasted for approximately 220 “Scaramuccis.”2018, Dan Pfeiffer, Yes We (Still) Can, London: Biteback Publishing, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    mooch

Synonyms of Scaramucci

Forms of Scaramucci

pluralScaramuccis

Origin of Scaramucci

Borrowed from Italian Scaramucci. The measurement comes from Anthony Scaramucci's short time as White House Director of Communications in 2017. Doublet of Scaramouche.

Questions about Scaramucci

What does Scaramucci mean?
Scaramucci means a surname from Italian.
What part of speech is Scaramucci?
Scaramucci can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Scaramucci?
Scaramucci is pronounced /ˌskærəˈmuːtʃi/.

Words near Scaramucci in the dictionary

  1. scarabæid
  2. scarabæids
  3. scaramouch
  4. Scaramouche
  5. Scaramouches
  6. Scaramucci
  7. Scaramuccis
  8. Scarano
  9. Scaranos
  10. scarbabe
  11. scarbabes

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