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'''Zimbricchio''' is the [[italianization]] of the [[name]] that my [[mother]] gives ([[secret]]ly) to our [[electrician]] because he's a somewhat [[funny]],[[short]] [[man]].

In fact, ''Zimbricchj'' is a [[word]] that comes from an unspecified [[Southern Italy|Southern Italian]] [[dialect]] or [[slang]] (see below) [[term]]  that means, according to my mother, ''"a [[short]] person"'' with a point of nice littleness as well as of [[mockery]].

This [[word]] probably comes from [[Naples|Napoli]] (though [[User:Gennaro Prota|Gennaro Prota]] from [[Naples]] claims that it does not belong to his dialect), where she attended [[University]], or from her native [[city]] of [[Foggia]] in [[Puglia]].

Next [[Telephone|phone]] call I will ask.

The reason why [[User:Zimbricchio|I]] have been using this [[moniker]] is that it was the first word that came to my [[mind]] when I had to choose a ''[[username|user name]]'' for an [[e-mail]] [[account]].

Yet in spite of it, I do not feel short since I have a [[height]] of 1.80  [[Metre|metres]] (5 [[Foot (unit of length)|feet]] 11), except for one period when I lived with two huge Dutch guys who convinced me I was, the [[Human height|average height]] in [[Nederland|Holland]] being 1.82 metres ([[world]]'s highest!). 

However, several pieces of evidence induce one to think that Zimbricchio was already [[active]] prior to that [[period]].

The main evidence that the moniker is not related to my size is that my height is well above ''Southern Italy'''s average of 1.65 metres (according to my opinion), as well as above the Italian national average of 1.77, which coincides with that of the [[United States]].

[[User:Zimbricchio|Zimbricchio]]

Thanks to Carrie for the corrections.

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