chupatintas

Spanish

Etymology

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

Noun

chupatintas m (plural chupatintas)

1. (often derogatory) a pencil pusher, a pen pusher (one who does routine office work)

   Synonyms: (vulgar) cagatintas, tinterillo

Further reading

• “chupatintas”, 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