tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652659672729617168.post8089919568605605709..comments2023-10-29T05:46:56.444-04:00Comments on Writing Roseanna: Word of the Week - FiascoRoseanna Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02245767775900250399noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652659672729617168.post-11659916356663226872011-04-11T13:06:14.712-04:002011-04-11T13:06:14.712-04:00Interesting, I've never thought about this wor...Interesting, I've never thought about this word.<br /><br />I've asked a few here in Italy, but nobody knows this game - nor where that meaning of "fare fiasco" comes from.<br /><br />So I searched online. www.etymonline.com also mentions OED (self reference?) making nebulous reference to "alleged incidents in Italian theatrical history." On a couple of italian sites, there's indeed such an explanation.<br /><br />Have Google translate http://cosedicasa.noiblogger.com/si-dice%E2%80%A6fare-fiasco/, which is the most specific:<br />"This expression is associated with an actor from Bologna named Dominique (1636-1688) known as Domenico Biancolelli. He was a famous interpreter of Harlequin in the Comedy dell'Arte but..., one day Dominique invented a monologue which was about a fiasco bottle, but did not make anyone laugh. It was a failure, and so "The Fiasco" was associated with the failure of a show, then by extension became synonymous with failure."<br /><br />See, you made me think :-) Thanks for this post.Saschanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652659672729617168.post-81108654267071542702011-04-04T17:42:17.511-04:002011-04-04T17:42:17.511-04:00Haha, nice!Haha, nice!emiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042164350910286833noreply@blogger.com