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espantaviejas

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Verb-object compound, composed of espanta (to scare away) +‎ viejas (women), itself a modification from the movie "Espantatiburones", titled "Shark Tale" in English.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /espantaˈbjexas/ [es.pãn̪.t̪aˈβ̞je.xas]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -exas
  • Syllabification: es‧pan‧ta‧vie‧jas

Noun

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espantaviejas m (plural espantaviejas)

  1. (Mexico, Internet slang, elsewhere) the complete opposite of a chick magnet; a chick repeller
    Coordinate term: espantaviejos