dar palo

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to give [a] stick”.

Verb

dar palo (first-person singular present doy palo, first-person singular preterite di palo, past participle dado palo)

1. (idiomatic) to peeve, annoy

Further reading

• “dar palo”, 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