chisgarabís

Spanish

Etymology

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Noun

chisgarabís m or f by sense (plural chisgarabises)

1. whippersnapper; young'un

   Synonym: chiquilicuatre

   • 2017 July 14, “La neurótica red de espejos”, in Vanguardia‎^[1]:

     Y cuando digo “personaje público” no me refiero a cualquier chisgarabís de esos que creen serlo porque salen en televisión o posan con ropa ligera en las revistas.

     And when I say "public character" I'm not referring to just any old whippersnapper who thinks they've made it because they've been on the telly or appeared scantily clad in magazines.

Further reading

• “chisgarabís”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10