Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

luigi

/luˈiːd͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: lui-gi
IPA: /luˈiːd͡ʒi/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Louis.

verb

To assassinate.

verb

Alternative form of Luigi

Example Sentences

"A motherly woman lived there with her son, Luigi, a gay young man with an olive-oily skin, glistening teeth and a rubbery smile."
"As the senior mafia padrone, Luigi Sansone used his four-man mafia team to start collections from Sicilian businesses on the Hill."
"Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a New York City hotel, is now charged with murder, according to court documents."
"ProPublica was working on this story before UHC’s CEO got Luigied:"
"I mean, some probably think that Luiging people might be fine?"
"So uh, basically, there's some more CEOs that need to be Luigied"

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.

Word Breakdown

Root: *ḱlew-

Inflected Forms

Luigis (present, singular) Luiging (participle, present) Luigied (participle, past) Luigied (past) luigiing (participle, present)

Derived Forms

Luigi'd

Synonyms

Kirk JFK

Rhymes With

fiji gigi squeegee keiji keagy heagy pg cg ouija

Questions

How do you pronounce luigi?: The recorded pronunciation is /luˈiːd͡ʒi/.
What does luigi mean?: A male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Louis.
Where does luigi come from?: 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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