cerchiobottista
Italian
Etymology
From the phrase dare un colpo al cerchio e uno alla botte, or to hit once the circle and once the barrel.
Noun
cerchiobottista m (plural cerchiobottisti) cerchiobottista f (plural cerchiobottiste)
- A kind of paraculo that doesn't take sides.[1] One who holds with the hare and runs with the hounds.[1]
- An equivocator
See also
- cerchiobottismo
References
- Zanni, Marco Ditelo con gli insulti p.72