[ericthecurdog]

What's a Fanook?

Fanook, or Finook: derived from "finucchiu" or fennel, a derogatory term for homsexual or gay, i.e., people that wiseguys feel nervous around. A "mezzofinook" is half gay, sissy, bi.

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[warchild9]

Can I use this term around my fairly free-thinking Italian in-laws?

[Publius]

It's even worse than Uncle Junior eating sushi instead of baccala.