pendejo
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9.9
- noun
- /pɛnˈdeɪhoʊ/
- Offensive
- Hey, what do you think I am, a pendejo?
- fucking pendejos
- call me pendejo
Examples
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Don't pay any attention to that pendejo.
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You married some pendejo for your papers.
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Use your head, pendejo; it is well known now who the killers are.
Blog text (11) -
He's a pendejo, she says, suddenly angry.
Fiction book (1996) -
We're here to work, just like you pendejos.
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Well, good for you, mijo, 'cause love makes pendejos of us all.
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You're a pendejo.
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You're a pendejo for believing that he would help you.
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Don't be such a pendejo; think before you act.
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She called him a pendejo for forgetting their plans.
Synonyms
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8.7
A person who is not very smart
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9.9
A joking name for someone who does something silly
A foolish or clumsy person said as an insult
A foolish or silly person used as an insult
Antonyms
How Insulting
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pendejo first meant 'pubic hair' in Spanish and comes from a root pend- meaning 'to hang', like something that hangs. One common story says it then came to mean a young, 'inexperienced' person (with little beard), and from that it became a strong slang insult for someone 'stupid' or a 'coward', which is how it is used today.