pendejo
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Spanish pendejo.
Noun [edit]
pendejo (plural pendejos)
- (slang, pejorative) A stupid person; a dumbass; creep.
Usage notes [edit]
- Typically only used by Spanish-speaking people.
Spanish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin *pectiniculus, from pecten (“pubis”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -exo
Noun [edit]
pendejo m (plural pendejos)
Noun [edit]
pendejo m (plural pendejos, feminine singular pendeja, feminine plural pendejas)
- (pejorative) stupid person, dumbass, creep.
- (Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Uruguay) young boy.
- (Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Uruguay) punk (an adolescent who presumes to be an adult).
- (Cuba) coward.
Related terms [edit]
See also [edit]
- boludo m
- gilipollas m and f
- tonto
Usage notes [edit]
- Although in some contexts sonso, bobo, tonto, menso, tarado, idiota, imbécil, estúpido and pendejo may be synonyms, in most contexts have a different degree, having sonso the mildest connotation, increasing its intensity in that rough order, to estúpido and pendejo, which have the most offensive sense.