joder

Spanish

Etymology

From older hoder, from Old Spanish foder, from Latin futuere, present active infinitive of futuō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to hit”). Compare English footle, French foutre, and Portuguese foder.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xoˈdeɾ/ [xoˈð̞eɾ]

Verb

1. (transitive) to damage, break

   Synonym: estropear

2. (transitive) to annoy, bug, bother, irritate

   Synonyms: fastidiar, molestar

3. (transitive) to put in a difficult situation
4. (vulgar, transitive, Spain) to fuck

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:joder

5. (vulgar, reflexive, Spain) to fuck, to have sex

   Oí a mis amigos jodiendo en la otra habitación.

   I heard my friends fucking in the other room.

6. (intransitive) to suck; to blow (be inferior or objectionable)

   Como jode este trabajo.

   This job sucks.

Derived terms

• hay que joderse
• joderla
• jodienda
• jodido
• joda
• no jodas
• que te jodan

Interjection

¡joder!

1. (Spain) fuck!
   • 1997, Roberto Bolaño, “Sensini”, in Llamadas telefónicas [Last Evenings on Earth]:

     Es que él era un escritor muy bueno, dije yo. Joder, dijo Miranda y se levantó y salió al patio, como si yo hubiera dicho algo que la hubiera ofendido.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (vulgar, Spain) jeez (expression of surprise)

Synonyms

• ¡hostia!
• ¡mierda! (only for negative situations)