Meanings
- uncountableA strong poison, containing arsenic, said to have been widely used in Naples and Rome in the 17th century.
One woman in the video leans toward the camera and whispers: "Aqua Tofana, am I right? Aqua Tofana. If you know, you know."
2024 November 11, Emma Marsden, “What Is 'MATGA?' Anti-Trump Women's Deadly New Trend”, in Newsweek1 more example
Some of the women don’t mention Aqua Tofana specifically but instead show off their “poison rings,” wearable baubles with a hidden compartment supposedly made to hold a lethal dose of a toxin.
2024 November 10, Chris Nesi, “Women furious about Trump’s win start ‘MATGA’ movement — which glorifies poisoning men: ‘They asked for it’”, in New York Post
Origin
Named after Giulia Tofana, the woman supposed to have produced it.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Portuguese água-tofana
- água-tofanaa strong poison used in 17th century Italy
Cite this entry
aqua Tofana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aqua%20Tofana
“aqua Tofana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aqua%20Tofana. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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