Watching 'Friends" right now and in "The One with Chandler in a Box" eposide Joe says something in Italian that sounds to me like "vaffanapoli". Is it a real word? And if it is what does it means?
Thanks!
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A stupid question.
Watching 'Friends" right now and in "The One with Chandler in a Box" eposide Joe says something in Italian that sounds to me like "vaffanapoli". Is it a real word? And if it is what does it means?
Thanks!
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