Today’s Parola del giorno is the expression fare lo/la gnorri, which means to play dumb or to pretend not to know or understand.

The noun gnorri is invariable and is used for both men and women; it comes from the Italian verb ignorare. The noun gnorri is rarely used on its own and is typically used as part of this expression.

Conoscete qualcuno a cui piace fare lo/la gnorri? Do you know anyone who likes to play dumb?

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