Pinche

Pinche

A derogatory term for a young assistant who performs the lowest, most menial tasks in a trade. It is used to belittle a person, suggesting they are insignificant or just a low-level errand boy.

Don't pay any attention to that guy, he's just a pinche they brought in to clean the warehouse.

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Boliviaby Kolla PaceñaJune 22, 2022

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Pinche

Used to describe plant thorns, prickles, or any tiny, sharp point that can get stuck in your skin. It is a very common colloquial term for the prickly parts of vegetation.

My hand got full of pinches because I tried to pick a rose without wearing gloves.

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Argentinaby El Cordobés 77August 2, 2022

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Pinche

A clothespin or clothes peg. This is the everyday term used in Puerto Rico for the small plastic or wooden clip used to secure laundry to a clothesline.

Put two Pinches on that towel so the wind doesn't blow it away, it's blowing really hard today.

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Puerto Ricoby Juana Díaz PRDecember 4, 2022

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Pinche

Describes a person who is extremely stingy with their money, refusing to spend even on the most basic needs. It is the everyday Nicaraguan way of calling someone a cheapskate or tightwad.

That guy is so pinche he would rather walk in the scorching sun than pay five pesos for the bus.

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Nicaraguaby Nica TuaniMay 5, 2023

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Pinche

A cheapskate or stingy person who does not like to spend money.

He would not even buy me a piece of candy for my birthday. That man is a Pinche.

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• #tacaño
• #avaro

Costa Ricaby AnónimoDecember 3, 2012

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Pinche

Lousy, damned, or fucking. Used as an all-purpose intensifier to express annoyance, contempt, or low quality toward a person or thing.

You are a pinche asshole. That pinche lawyer has stolen a lot of money from me.

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• #desgraciado
• #condenado

Méxicoby AnónimoJuly 17, 2015

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Pinche

A regional term from Navarra, Spain, used for a thorn or prickle. It is derived from the verb pinchar (to prick), which locals argue is a more logical and practical name than the standard Spanish word.

You should cut the Pinches off that rose if you are going to take it with you.

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• #espina
• #literal

Españaby NikoIzqAugust 26, 2016

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Pinche

A sudden fight, brawl, or chaotic mess that erupts out of nowhere, forcing everyone to either throw down or run for cover. It is the kind of situation that happens when a pickpocket is caught or bottles start flying at the local corner store (a colmado is a neighborhood grocery shop that also serves as a social hub and bar).

Damn, a pinche broke out and they split Manuel open.

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• #lio
• #problema
• #rebu

República Dominicanaby AnónimoNovember 14, 2009

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