gabbo

gabbo
1) A short and perhaps subliminal piece of advertising, causing much confusion over what was actually being advertised. Alluding to the show with the same name on The Simpsons.

A: (Watching TV) What on earth was that?

B: I think it was a gabbo ad.

2) Pointless acts of self-inflicted harm.

That stunt was totally gabbo.


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  • gabbo — s.m. [dal fr. ant. gab, di origine scandinava], ant. [atto con cui si prende in giro qualcuno] ▶◀ beffa, derisione, dileggio, scherno. ↓ burla, scherzo. ● Espressioni: ant., prendere a gabbo [offendere con dileggi] ▶◀ deridere, dileggiare,… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • gabbo — gàb·bo s.m. OB LE scherzo, burla | farsi gabbo di qcn. o di qcs.: beffarsene | prendere, pigliare a gabbo, prendere alla leggera, con noncuranza: non è impresa da pigliare a gabbo | descriver fondo a tutto l universo (Dante) {{line}} {{/line}}… …   Dizionario italiano

  • gabbo — 1) A short and perhaps subliminal piece of advertising, causing much confusion over what was actually being advertised. Alluding to the show with the same name on The Simpsons. A: (Watching TV) What on earth was that? B: I think it was a gabbo ad …   Dictionary of american slang

  • gabbo — {{hw}}{{gabbo}}{{/hw}}s. m. (lett.) Burla, beffa | Pigliare a –g, prendere alla leggera | Farsi gabbo di qlcu., burlarsene …   Enciclopedia di italiano

  • Gabbo le ventriloque — The Great Gabbo    Film fantastique de James Cruze, avec Erich von Stroheim, Betty Compson, Margie Kane.   Pays: États Unis   Date de sortie: 1929   Technique: noir et blanc   Durée: environ 2 300 m (1 h 25)    Résumé    La marionnette d un… …   Dictionnaire mondial des Films

  • gabbo — pl.m. gabbi …   Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari

  • gabbo — s. m. V. burla …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • The Great Gabbo — (1929) is an early musical drama. As originally released, it featured sequences in Multicolor; current prints are only in black and white. The film starred Erich von Stroheim and Betty Compson and was directed by James Cruze, based on a story (… …   Wikipedia

  • Mr.Gabbo Bed&Breakfast — (Рим,Италия) Категория отеля: Адрес: Via Simone de Saint Bon 89, Ватикан, 00 …   Каталог отелей

  • The Great Gabbo —    Voir Gabbo le ventriloque …   Dictionnaire mondial des Films

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