puneta-slang

Question

I have heard the word puneta spoken in a slang way and am not 100% sure what the meaning was. It was derogatory.

Answer 1

You are probably referring to the word puñeta, which is not technically slang, although in practice it is. The word comes from "puño" (fist). Here is a picture of a "puñeta" (a vow cuff):

The old expression "Vete a hacer puñetas" was a way of saying "Go away!" or "Get lost!", because doing vow cuffs by hand was a very long and boring task. Nowadays most people (except maybe some grandparents) use this word with much harder intentions, which this forum will not allow.

Answer 2

Welcome to the forum. We try to keep it PG-rated here, so I'll just post a link to the entry in urbandictionary