lo scroccone

Parola del giorno

Today’s Parola del giorno is the noun lo scroccone, which means freeloader or sponge. By sponge, I am referring to a person who takes and takes freely without paying or giving something in return.

The feminine version of the noun is la scroccona.

See the noun used below:

Giorgio viene sempre alle cene che organizziamo, ma non porta mai niente — ormai lo chiamiamo tutti “lo scroccone ufficiale del gruppo”!

Giorgio always comes to dinners we organize, but he never brings anything — now we all call him “the official sponge of the group”!