I call them “sfaccimes”…because that’s just what they are.

But if you’re new to the broadcast, first, by way of explanation, I need to invoke the Rossi Glossary to explain what is a “sfaccime”.

Here’s the backstory!

Once upon a time, there was a famous talk radio personality in New York that used to use the expression “sfaccime” to describe former Governor Mario Cuomo…but wasn’t’ sure what it meant!

So one days he said that he’d gotten calls from the Governor’s office at the World Trade Center telling him that it was the vilest, most disrespectful thing he could say.

Asking me what it meant, I told him that I didn’t know; but my grandmother used to say it all the time.

So I call my uncle, o’Zi, at home in Brooklyn to ask him. He tells me: “Ray, quest’ e’ mala parole!” (It’s a bad word!)

When I explain to him that the radio personality was using it to describe Mario Cuomo, he responds, “….e’ giust’…quell’ e’ propio sfaccime.” (He’s right….he IS a “sfaccime”!)

He then explained in extremely graphic terms its meaning…which would translate to the product of “bad seed”.

Tell me if the kids in this video aren’t the personification of the word “sfaccime!”

Caution: it’s heart wrenching!

And with that, the obligatory Posse Poll:

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