cagatintas

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of caga (“to shit”) +‎ tintas (“inks”).

Noun

cagatintas m (plural cagatintas)

1. (vulgar) pencil pusher (one who does routine office work)

   Synonyms: (vulgar) chupatintas, tinterillo

Further reading

• “cagatintas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28