la nottataccia

terrible night, awful night

nottat night, whole night + accia feminine augmentative or pejorative
noun · feminine Rare #42,065
terrible night, awful night An informal, emphatic word for a very bad night, often one when you sleep poorly.
IT: Ho passato una nottataccia e stamattina sono stanco.
EN: I had an awful night, and I'm tired this morning.

Ho passato una nottataccia la notte prima e non ho quasi chiuso occhio.

I had a really bad night the night before and barely slept a wink.

Una nottataccia?

A bad night?

— Mystic River (2003)

Nottataccia?

Bad night?

— Una pallottola spuntata (2025)

Mi aspetta una nottataccia.

I’m in for a rough night.

— Volver - Tornare (2006)

Per l'appunto era una nottataccia d'inferno.

It really was a hellish night.