espantabobos

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Verb-object compound, composed of espanta (“to scare”) +‎ bobos (“fools”).

Noun

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espantabobos m (plural espantabobos)

  1. (Colombia) Synonym of espantaflojos

Further reading

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  • “espantabobos” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010
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