Escachapipas
A pathetic nobody who is both a clumsy blunderer and a jinx, yet puts on airs as if he were someone important.
What an Escachapipas he is, poor guy. And he thinks he is God knows what.
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Tag: pobre-diablo
Definitions tagged pobre-diablo in the street dictionary.
EspañaHijo De Machepa
A person or thing that has nobody looking out for them, leading everyone to push them around and blame them for every misfortune. It describes a classic scapegoat who is unfairly accused of everything from neighborhood thefts to bad luck in sports. (In Dominican culture, Machepa represents the poor and marginalized who have no power or protection).
A: Damn it, the police took me in yesterday, claiming I stole a salami when I did not do it. B: Man, you are just a Hijo De Machepa, every bad thing that happens gets pinned on you.
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República Dominicana