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Tag: izquierda

Definitions tagged izquierda in the street dictionary.

panfletario

A political adjective used to describe speech or rhetoric that sounds like a series of repetitive, pre-packaged slogans, typically associated with leftist organizations. It suggests the person is just reciting propaganda rather than having a real conversation.

You guys always repeat the same things. You are all panfletario.

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trotsko

In Argentine politics, especially within universities, this is a derogatory term for far-left activists, whether or not they actually adhere to the ideas of Leon Trotsky. (Public universities in Argentina have a long tradition of intense political militancy and student-led activism).

For the trotskos everything is the same, and that is how they end up playing right into the hands of the right wing.

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Chenga

A local term used in the province of Salamanca, Spain, to refer to the left hand.

He hurt his chenga, so we need bandages.

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Ñángara

A derogatory term used to refer to people with leftist or communist ideologies (it is historically associated with radical student activists).

I have forbidden him from going to that house full of ñángaras. : My dad has never liked it when people call communists ñángara.

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Roca izquierda

Someone who is always against the majority or goes against the grain, often referring to a contrarian or someone who is stubbornly uncooperative.

There is no shortage of those roca izquierda who did not support the charity performance.

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