E.T. - What in the World is a 'Cintus Supremus?'

[CB2001]

It's not a Whopper in Italy?

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[jocko]

Can somebody ask Spielberg before he dies?!
I always thought he said Sino Supremist

 

[Kattladyy]

So this has been bugging me a long time and resurfaced when I showed the film to my kids the other day.

At one point in the film, Elliott trades insults with his brother's buddies, with one of them calling him a 'Cintus supremus.' That's the spelling according to the subtitles.

I did a Google search and nobody seems to know.

Anybody here know what this means? Is it some sort of obscure '80s reference in Latin?

Hector

That's a Good Question, I myself always wanted to know!