Definitions tagged nabo in the street dictionary.
Used to describe a person who is dimwitted, slow on the uptake, or not all there (derived from a derogatory term for someone with a mental disability).
- Come on, mongui, can't you see that what I am asking for is right in front of your eyes?
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A dummy, a fool, or someone who lacks common sense. It describes someone dim-witted or slow. (In Argentina, this is a general insult for someone clumsy or silly).
That mamerto wants to teach me how to live my life?
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A slow-witted, naive, or dim-witted person: a doofus (Pancho is the Argentine word for a hot dog, and calling someone this implies they are soft or lack sharpness).
Did you not call? No. Oh, you are such a pancho!
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In Argentina, a cabrón is a hothead who gets angry at the slightest thing and becomes aggressive if contradicted. The term is an anagram of bronca (a local term for anger). This person is also called a zapallo (squash) for being hard-headed and stubborn, or a nabo (turnip) because, like a root vegetable, they grow in the dark and are stuck in their own narrow mindset.
He gets pissed off when people contradict him and reacts like the hopeless cabrón he is.
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A feeling of anger, resentment, or a grudge; it describes being pissed off or having a short fuse, especially when someone disagrees with you.
He is a total shithead, he gets mad at anything, he is getting bronca because you contradicted him!
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A dummy or a fool. It is a playful variation of the word nabo, which literally means turnip but is used to call someone dim-witted. (In Argentina, adding Italian-sounding suffixes like -etti is a common way to create humorous slang).
Get out Naboletti, take the number 2 bus and beat it.
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A fool, simpleton, or a dummy. It refers to someone who is acting silly, clueless, or slow on the uptake. (In Argentina, it is a mild way to call someone a dork or an idiot).
You are such a Paparulo Ramiro, you put your shoes in the fridge.
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A simpleton, dork, or silly person. Someone who is perceived as a bit of a loser or lacking in wit (literally means french fry).
My cousin Zoilo is a papafrita.
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A complete sucker, fool, or chump. It is an emphatic variation of the word "gil", used for someone who is incredibly naive or slow-witted. (In Argentina, "gil" is the standard term for a naive person or a loser).
You are a Gilastro, your wife ran away with a cop (In Argentina, "pitufo" refers to a police officer because of their blue uniforms).
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A dummy, fool, or simpleton, someone who wanders around acting spacey or aimless (literally the local name for a praying mantis, used to describe someone who looks or acts dazed).
Don't talk to me about that mamboretá of a brother-in-law of mine.
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Used to describe a situation or thing that is awful, terrible, or really sucks. It is a common way to say something is very unpleasant or poor quality (nabo means turnip, but here it is used as a mild euphemism for more vulgar terms).
The traffic está del nabo. The heat está del nabo. This food tastes del nabo.
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A vulgar slang term for the penis, often used in Spain.
Grab my whole troncho.
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