espantaviejas
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb-object compound, composed of espanta (“to scare away”) + viejas (“women”), itself a modification from the movie "Espantatiburones", titled "Shark Tale" in English.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /espantaˈbjexas/ [es.pãn̪.t̪aˈβ̞je.xas]
Audio (Spain): (file) - Rhymes: -exas
- Syllabification: es‧pan‧ta‧vie‧jas
Noun
[edit]espantaviejas m (plural espantaviejas)
- (Mexico, Internet slang, elsewhere) the complete opposite of a chick magnet; a chick repeller
- Coordinate term: espantaviejos