abuelo Cebolleta

Spanish

Etymology

From the Spanish TV show La familia Cebolleta. The grandfather in this family, nicknamed abuelo Cebolleta, was always trying to tell his family his fantastical batallitas and war anecdotes.

Noun

abuelo Cebolleta m (plural abuelos Cebolleta)

1. (idiomatic) an old man who is fond of telling stories
   • 2015 March 11, Quico Tomás-Valiente, Paco Pardo, La justicia y sus puñetas, →ISBN:

     Nuestro abuelo Cebolleta ha entrado con honores en esta nueva antología no por méritos propios, sino de los magistrados que le juzgaron.

     Our abuelo Cebolleta has entered, with honors, into this new anthology, not on his own merits, but on those of the magistrates that judged him.

   • 2021 September 9, César Pérez Gellida, Astillas en la piel, →ISBN:

     Estás a un paso de convertirte en el abuelo Cebolleta.

     You are one step away from converting into the abuelo Cebolleta.

   • 2022 March 10, Ana Ruiz Echauri, La ventana de los cernícalos, →ISBN:

     Me gusta recordar aquellos tiempos. Cada vez me parezco más al abuelo Cebolleta.

     I like to remember those times. I look more and more like abuelo Cebolleta.