Definitions tagged pendejo in the street dictionary.
A shortened version of the term pariguayo, meaning a fool, a dork, or a socially awkward person who lacks street smarts. (The term pariguayo is a common Dominican insult for someone who is naive or out of place in social situations).
That hater is such a guayo!
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A person who is sarcastically mocking or who uses irony to taunt and provoke others, often to make them feel annoyed or envious.
Luis, do not be cachaciento with me.
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Clueless, dense, or slow to understand something. It describes someone acting like a fool or lacking basic knowledge.
You are really apeñado when it comes to math.
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A person who talks nonsense or has no idea what they are talking about: a dummy, fool, or idiot.
You are such a Ñemolea!
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Go wash your asshole. It is a vulgar way to tell someone to get lost or screw off (paltó literally means a suit jacket, used here as a euphemism for the anus).
For fuck's sake, vaya a lavarse ese paltó...
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A slang term for a person who is lazy, spineless, or dim-witted.
All those PNP members are gulembos (The PNP is the New Progressive Party, one of the main political parties in Puerto Rico).
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A trendy, Buenos Aires way to say pendejo, which refers to a young person or kid. The term was popularized by actor Carlos Calvo in the hit 1990s TV show Amigos son los amigos to refer to his younger co-star. (In Argentina, pendejo refers to a youth rather than being a vulgar insult as in other countries, and péndex is a stylized, slangy version of it).
I will go pick up the péndex and we will go play soccer.
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Behavior considered effeminate or homosexual. It is also used to describe annoying, tedious, or irritating nonsense. (Derived from the Panamanian slang term cueco for a gay man.)
Don't come at me with your cuecadas, I told you very clearly that I was coming to get the car today. | Mario, stop with the cuecadas and stand up like a man.
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To act like a dumbass, become slow-witted, or space out. It describes the process of losing your sharpness and becoming stupid.
Don't give him alcohol, because he se apendeja. When he hasn't slept enough, he se apendeja.
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A person who is seen as a combination of a dummy and an idiot. It refers to someone who is easily tricked or played for a sucker.
They told me a lie and messed with my head. They played me for a tontejo.
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Nonsense, bullshit, or stupid talk.
Shut up and stop saying any more pendejeras.
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A slang term for someone who is constantly having sex or always getting laid.
Luis the cacherito is a real cacherazo.
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Derived from the English water-mate, this refers to a lackey, gofer, or sycophant who runs errands for others. It is not the same as a domestic servant: it describes someone who hangs around people of higher social or financial standing, like athletes or kingpins, acting as a subordinate sidekick.
Jonathan is Bonifacio's guaremate.
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An extreme or massive version of a pendejo; a total and absolute dumbass.
This guy is a total pendejazo!!!!!
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Someone who is annoying, a nuisance, or a pain in the neck. It is used to describe a person who is being tiresome or stressful to deal with.
Stop bothering me, stop being such a pichinga.
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A remarkably stupid and pathetic individual, often characterized by mental slowness and physical clumsiness. This person is viewed as having no dignity and serves as a constant target for ridicule, bullying, and various forms of cruelty.
Your father, that pendejete, how many times did we fuck him in the ass?
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A person or team that chokes or loses their nerve in high pressure situations, failing right at the finish line. It is most commonly used in sports to describe those who fold when the game is on the line (Escogido and Licey are rival professional baseball teams in the Dominican Republic).
Those Plumú from Escogido did not know how to beat the Licey.
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A colloquial term for a fool or a dummy.
That guy is really pezcueso.
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A portmanteau combining the first syllables of two common insults: cretino (idiot) and pendejo (dumbass or jerk). It is used to call someone a total fool.
You are a crepe.
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A variation of the word gonorrea used to describe someone who looks sketchy, acts like a jerk, or has wronged you. It is a heavy insult used to call someone a scumbag, often when expressing a desire for revenge. (In Colombia, disease names are commonly adapted into versatile, vulgar slurs for people).
This guy is such a gollornea, he managed to nick me in the shoulder. There comes that gollornea Edison, head down the other street and we will catch him between the two of us.
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A crude term for a dim-witted person who is visibly slow to understand what is going on, typically characterized by a vacant or blank facial expression.
1. Here comes that carepalmada Maya. 2. Is this carepalmada waiter ever going to bring the check?
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A sucker or a gullible person who is easily tricked by anyone.
That guy is a panchito, they sold him a knockoff hat.
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A term for someone who is overly protected and unable to fend for themselves. Local folk etymology claims it comes from the English phrase man gun son, suggesting the person is the son of an armed man and therefore a dependent who relies on others for protection.
Watch out for Tito, he is the Manganson. Watch out for Tito, he is the son of the man with the gun.
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A foolish person who lacks initiative and is easily influenced; a spineless loser.
German is A PAJUO, he does not want to go out with the girls!!
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A person who tries to act wealthy or high-class but is actually just faking it; someone who holds an important position but lacks the culture or professionalism for it; a person who is intelligent while sober but turns into a total mess when drunk. (The term literally means yard-shitter, suggesting a lack of basic refinement despite their status).
That guy acts like he has so much money and he is a huge Caga Patio! Here comes this guy acting all fancy and he is a bigger Caga Patio than anyone. That dude is a total Caga Patio when he gets drunk.
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A person who holds a grudge and is actively provoking or pestering someone with the intent of starting a fight. It is a derogatory term used exclusively in hostile situations to describe a despicable person or an opponent (common in Colombian urban slang).
I will take you on whenever you are ready, you ñagarria!
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Characteristic of a person who is foolish, lacks wit or personality, is spoiled, and is sometimes a bit scatterbrained.
Mary is a cute little atabobita.
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Used to describe someone who is stupid or a dummy (this is the word gafo backwards, a common Venezuelan term for a fool).
Nah, that foga always ruins the vibe.
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A dirt-poor person who is so broke they cannot even afford shoes. (This term refers to people in extreme poverty or from the lowest social classes.)
Look, they are going to give Jose a bank loan. How are they going to give it to him if he is a Pata por el Suelo, how is he going to pay it back...
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A term used for someone who is clumsy or a total dumbass (derived from the word for countryman, implying the person is an unsophisticated hick).
You are really Paisa...
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A person who stands out for being notably dim-witted, naive, or a simpleton.
Jhon Solarte is a papanata, given the nonsense he comes out with.
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A moron or an extremely dim-witted person who lacks logical reasoning. In Colombia, it describes someone whose stupidity is far beyond the norm.
He bombed the midterm, what a troilo.
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A pushover or a chump who lets others mess with them or take advantage of them, doing whatever people want without getting anything in return (Used specifically in the southern region of the Dominican Republic).
Direct: Juan, you are acting like a memo for Marco, he makes you go through all that trouble and gives you nothing! Criticism: Antonio lets himself be everyone's memo.
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Someone who is born stupid or, as they say, a natural-born dimwit. (In the Dominican Republic, a palomo refers to a naive person or a sucker, and a gualimamao is someone slow-witted).
Stop trying to explain it to him, he is a palomo en lata.
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A sucker or a naive person who lacks street smarts and is easily tricked or played for a fool.
And there I was, like a tajalana, falling right into your trap, you damn piece of work (azaroso is a common Dominican insult for someone who is troublesome or a nuisance).
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Human scum whose greatest achievement is being a worthless piece of shit (the term originally refers to a whip made from a bull's penis).
A vergajo is an asshole, a moron, a pathetic loser.
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An idiot, fool, or a pushover (a variation of the word pendejo).
You really are a pendengo, you let them take your food.
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A person who is all talk and no action. It refers to someone who makes big claims or promises but fails to follow through when it is time to act.
Look at that bocagua, he is always saying he wants a girl but when it comes down to it, he does not do a thing.
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A euphemism used to replace the insult pendejo, meaning a moron or an idiot. It allows the speaker to imply the insult without actually saying the vulgar word. (Mexican speakers often substitute swear words with harmless terms that start with the same syllable).
that radio host is a bit of a perejil.
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A weak, incompetent person who only succeeds if things are easy or if someone allows them to. Someone who is useless and lacks the ability to get things done on their own. (The term comes from the phrase if he finds it, implying the person only succeeds by chance or if the solution is right in front of them).
- Were you able to finish the errand? - No, I could not. - You are nothing but a total mamásijalla.
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A sucker or a loser who is easily fooled and always ends up on the losing side of things. (In the Dominican Republic, it is widely believed to come from the English phrase party watcher, referring to someone who lacks the guts or street smarts to join the action).
Pedro finds 20 pesos and, like a pariguallo, he gives it to the police.
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Extremely slow, dim-witted, or a total dumbass. (The term literally means one who is left behind, describing someone who lacks mental sharpness or is slow to react to what is happening around them.)
You really are Quedao, you damn idiot.
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Used to describe a woman over the age of 18 who continues to act like a child or thinks she can still play with toys.
a 19-year-old girl riding a fucking toy horse is a mangansona.
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Someone who is extremely stupid, a complete dumbass, or a total idiot. The prefix recontra acts as an intensifier to make the already vulgar insult even stronger (In Mexico, pendejo is a harsh term used to attack someone's intelligence).
You are a total RECONTRA PENDEJO!! You are such an idiot!
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A pushover or a doormat: a person who lets others take advantage of them, mistreat them, or manipulate them without standing up for themselves.
He is the kind of guy who is always covering for his friends for nothing in return. Roberto is such a sucker, he is a pisa paja.
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An abbreviation for la puta madre, used as a vulgar interjection to express frustration, anger, or annoyance. It is frequently used in online gaming as shorthand for fucking hell or goddammit.
- lpm, hurry up or we are going to lose the fucking match. - fuck, I am coming... :/
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A sucker who works to make a bunch of assholes rich.
Luis is a great empleado, his bosses live like kings and the big dumbass lives like a dog.
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a person who is a clueless idiot, a sucker, or dim-witted (pariguayo and amema are local terms for someone who lacks street smarts or is slow-witted).
look guebon, what do you think?
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