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Luigi

name, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Louis.

    "A motherly woman lived there with her son, Luigi, a gay young man with an olive-oily skin, glistening teeth and a rubbery smile."

Verb
  1. 1
    To assassinate. Internet, neologism

    "ProPublica was working on this story before UHC’s CEO got Luigied:"

  2. 2
    Alternative form of Luigi alt-of, alternative

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian Luigi. Doublet of Ludovico, Luis, Ludwig, and other cognates. The verb sense emerged shortly after the December 2024 killing of American healthcare CEO Brian Thompson; the accused is Luigi Mangione.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian Luigi. Doublet of Ludovico, Luis, Ludwig, and other cognates. The verb sense emerged shortly after the December 2024 killing of American healthcare CEO Brian Thompson; the accused is Luigi Mangione.

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