boiata
What does boiata mean? boiata is a Italian mild that translates to “garbage, nonsense, crap” in English.
Literal Translation
ox-driver thing (something fit for an ox-driver)
Meaning & Usage
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"garbage, nonsense, crap"
Something of terrible quality or a stupid statement. 'Che boiata!' means 'what crap!' Made immortal by the 1975 film 'Fantozzi' where the protagonist calls 'Battleship Potemkin' a 'boiata pazzesca' (incredible crap) — one of the most quoted lines in Italian cinema history.
Examples in the Wild
'È una boiata pazzesca!' — it's incredibly garbage! (the Fantozzi quote). 'Che boiata questo libro' — what crap, this book. Automatically evokes the Fantozzi scene.