Mario

Definitions

1. A male given name from Italian or Spanish.
2. Ellipsis of Mario Andretti (“one who drives fast or recklessly”).
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, figuratively

Equivalents

Examples

“It's-a me! Mario!”

“Mario enjoying the smells of the calliopsis alongside the grounds' quincunx paths, the sweetish pines and the briers' yeasty musk […].”

“Coccinelle, the flamboyant star of a female-impersonation revue at the Carrousel Club in Paris, recounted the saga of her physical transformation to Italiaan journalist Mario Costa.”

“But there’s no need⟳ to bug out if you see⟳ the fuzzy eight-legged creature, as they’re pretty much harmless, said Mario Padilla, head entomologist at the Butterfly Pavilion and Insect Center near Denver.”

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