Definitions tagged zonzo in the street dictionary.
Used to describe someone who is foolish, slow, or a timid loner. The term refers to a melancholy animated character and became popular after a high-profile 2004 school shooting in Carmen de Patagones, where the bullied perpetrator was nicknamed Pantriste (In Argentina, the name evokes a combination of sadness, weakness, and being socially withdrawn).
Hey, Pantriste, bring the salt to the table.
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An insult used to emphasize that someone is completely useless or a total idiot. (Gil is a common Argentinian term for a fool, and adding de hule, meaning of rubber or oilcloth, suggests the person is flimsy, cheap, or a pathetic loser).
Are you really going to tell me what I have to do, gil de hule!?
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A person who is a bit foolish, lacks initiative, or is socially slow and dull. It describes someone who constantly makes poor decisions or seems lifeless (the term literally translates to 'sad balls').
Hey, bolastriste, why didn't you call me sooner?
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A dummy, a good-for-nothing, or an unimportant person who acts foolishly. Someone who wastes time or is generally useless. The feminine version is pelafustana. (In Argentina, it is often used for a man perceived as a low-life or a loser).
He fell off his bike, the pelafustán.
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A frivolous or superficial person who lives in a small, silly world and has shallow thoughts. (In Argentina, it often refers to someone who is pretentious or acts refined in a petty, empty-headed way).
That guy is such a tilingo.
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A synonym for idiot, dummy, or dumbass. It is one of the most common insults in Argentina, used both to seriously offend someone and as a casual way to call a friend a fool (this word is significantly more vulgar and impactful than the word it defines).
You are such a pelotudo.
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