Luigi

name, verb

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Definitions

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
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."

Example

More examples

"Luigi thought he had a god-given right to everything."

Etymology

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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