Medaglia d'argento (Italian) silver medal.
coup de main a surprise attack or movement, as in war.
The Lancet medical journal.
get excited become sexually aroused.
dago (slang) a person, often dark-skinned, of Spanish, Portuguese, or Italian descent: a term of hostility and contempt.
wop (slang) an Italian or a person of Italian descent: an offensive term of hostility and contempt.
