vender humo

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to sell smoke”.

Verb

vender humo (first-person singular present vendo humo, first-person singular preterite vendí humo, past participle vendido humo)

1. (idiomatic) to talk crap; to make crap up (in order to sell something)

Related terms

• vendehúmos

 

Further reading

• “vender humo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16