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Scaramucci
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English
Etymology
en it Scaramucci. The measurement comes from Anthony Scaramucci's short time as White House Director of Communications in 2017.
en Scaramouche.
Pronunciation
en /ˌskærəˈmuːtʃi/
Proper noun
en Italian.
Translations
Italian: it Scaramucci
Noun
en humorous US politics A unit of time equal to the duration of Anthony Scaramucci's tenure as White House Director of Communications, variously defined as 10 or 11 days. from 2017
en mooch<id:Scaramucci>
en https://www.google.com/books?id=YUShDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Scaramuccis%22&pg=PT142 The Spinoff Book w:Toby Manhire The rapture w:Toby Manhire 2017 2019 w:Penguin Random House New Zealand 9780143774204 Ardern's peroration began, “It's been three weeks now since I was asked to take this job ...” From the crowd, a laugh of astonishment. In the space of only two Scaramuccis, to steal the unit of measurement of the day, she had transformed the fortunes of the Labour Party.
en https://www.google.com/books?id=F8hdDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Scaramuccis%22&pg=PT139 Yes We (Still) Can w:Dan Pfeiffer w:Biteback Publishing London 9781785904318 2018 My White House tenure lasted for approximately 220 “Scaramuccis.”
en https://www.google.com/books?id=z_rWDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA14 You're Fired w:Paul Begala w:Simon and Schuster New York 9781982160067 2020 14 If Trump himself had been more experienced at governing, or if he'd kept some senior officials longer than one or two Scaramuccis, or if he'd surrounded himself with true pros, not sycophants and sons-in-law, things might have been different.
en-GB David Smith w:Anthony Scaramucci Enter the Zachbot: Trump’s new press secretary malfunctions on podium debut The Guardian 2026-10-13 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/13/katie-zacharia-trump-press-briefing 0261-3077 And Anthony Scaramucci, who was Trump’s communications director for just 11 days, a period now known as “a Scaramucci”, tweeted: “The clock is running. Thus far 1/11th of a Scaramucci.”
en Units of measure
en eponyms
Italian
Etymology
it
Pronunciation
^ù
Proper noun
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it
Descendants
en Scaramucci
zh 斯卡拉穆奇 Sīkǎlāmùqí 1