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How to Insult Someone in Spanish. Quick Answer. Let's take a look at some of most common insultos (insults) in the Spanish language! Many of the insults listed here are juvenile and insensitive and could cause a lot of damage to someone’s self-esteem when used inappropriately.
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Before we go into that, I should say: WARNING: This post is not for the faint-hearted, so if you are easily offended, please stop reading right now. While we do not endorse using any of the following explicit language, you’ll find that these words are commonly used in Spain & Latin America. Now that we have that parental advisory message over with,...
Capullo: Asshole, jerk. Cojones: Refers directly to the testicles. La hostia: Means “the host”, but is used as “shit” or “holy shit”, or used as “Hostia puta” to say “Holy fuck” Follar:To fuck Gilipollas: Bastard, shithead. Que te jodan: Similar to ‘fuck you’. Tonto del culo: “An idiot of the ass” or as we’d say in English, dumbass
Huevos: Meaning eggs, yes, but also testicles in Mexico and most of South America as well. Pendejo: Direct translation is “pubic hair” , but in Mexico it means “dumbass”, “asshole”, or “imbecile” and is widely used as an insult, or in a friendly manner amongst friends. Pinche: The Mexican equivalent of “fucking” used in front of anything else to in...
Bolacear: To bullshit. Forro: Asshole. The usage as an insult is only confined to Argentina. However, it has a whole range of other meanings when used in other parts of South America. Boludo:Lazy, dumb, slow. Pelotudo: Can also mean Lazy, dumb, slow. Malparido: Literally meaning “Poorly given birth to”, is one of the most insulting words to call so...
Hijueputa: Colombian version of “Hijo de Puta”, meaning son of a bitch. Doble hijueputa: Double son of a bitch. Triple hijueputa: You’re not once, not twice, but three times a son of bitch. Gonorrea: Means “gonorrhea”, but used to refer to someone or something extremely unlikeable. This is an extremely strong thing to say, so don’t use it lightly. ...
Idiota: Idiot, Dumbass, jerk, jackass. Estúpido: Stupid, douchebag. Hijo de puta: Son of a bitch, motherfucker. Mierda: Shit, crap, bullshit. Imbécil: Imbecile, dickhead, jerk, moron. Hijo de perra: Son of a bitch. Coger, Tirar:Translates as “picking up” and “throwing”, but in the wrong context, means “to fuck”. Joder: Fuck (as the single word expr...
While it’s good to have a collection of curse words in your Spanish repertoire, we recommend some go-to phrases that will roll off the tongue when the time is right. Like curse words, you’ll notice that many Spanish phrases can be adapted to both casual and serious scenarios. Ni de coña: Not a curse word per se, but equally not something you should...
Table of Contents. 1. General Spanish insults and swear words. 2. Insulting someone's intellect with Spanish curse words. 3. Hard Spanish swear words: hijo de puta and maricón. 4. List of Spanish insults in Spain.
- Eres tan feo/a qué hiciste llorar a una cebolla. (English translation: You’re so ugly you made an onion cry) Peeling and cutting an onion always makes you cry, whether you like it or not.
- ¡El burro sabe más que tú! (English translation: Donkeys know more than you!) Poor donkeys. They are really hard-working animals and don’t deserve to be in an insult.
- La mona aunque se vista de seda, mona se queda. (English translation: Although a monkey dresses in silk, it stays a monkey) Just like the English equivalent is ‘you can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig,’ we are pretty sure that there is one appropriate in your native language, too.
- Me cago en tu madre. (English translation: I shit on your mother) Insulting a mother can’t be listed as a funny insult. It is quite offensive, and a literal translation shows the severity of this insult.
- Cabrón. Cabrón as a palabrota evolved from the literal meaning of the word in English, which is ‘huge goat’. It translates to English as ‘bastard’. The word was used to describe men who were unfaithful to their partners.
- Puta/ hijo de puta. In English, we have the phrase ‘son of a bitch’, which is exactly what hijo de puta translates to. To get a bit technical, puta translates to English as ‘bitch’, while hijo means ‘son’ or ‘daughter’.
- Gilipollas. There’s a whole story behind this Spanish curse word. Some say it originates from several centuries ago when a man named Don Baltasar Gil, was looking for suitors for his daughters.
- Carajo. This Spanish curse word has quite a few meanings. It can translate to English as ‘fuck’, ‘shit’ or ‘damn’. It can also refer to male genitalia as a pejorative insult.
Spanish insults are often of a sexual nature, taking the form of implying a lack of sexual decency if the insulted person is a woman (e.g. puta, "whore", perra "bitch") or implying a supposed lack of masculinity if the insulted person is male (e.g. maricón "faggot", puto "male prostitute"). [8]
There’s no shortage of Spanish insults to choose from when calling someone unpleasant or despicable. Cabrón is the primary translation of asshole . You will also hear pendejo in Latin America, while gilipollas reigns supreme in Spain.
