espantaviejas

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of espanta (“to scare away”) +‎ viejas (“women”), itself a modification from the movie "Espantatiburones", titled "Shark Tale" in English.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /espantaˈbjexas/ [es.pãn̪.t̪aˈβ̞je.xas]

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• Rhymes: -exas
• Syllabification: es‧pan‧ta‧vie‧jas

Noun

espantaviejas m (plural espantaviejas)

1. (Mexico, Internet slang, elsewhere) the complete opposite of a chick magnet; a chick repeller

   Coordinate term: espantaviejos