culero

USAGE NOTE
Words labeled “extremely offensive” are profoundly insulting and are used to discriminate or offend.
el culero, la culera(
koo
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leh
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roh
)
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
masculine or feminine noun
1.
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
(vulgar)
(coward)
Regionalism used in Guatemala
(Guatemala)
Regionalism used in Honduras
(Honduras)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
a. chicken
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Es un culero que no saltó del bungee con nosotros.He's a chicken who didn't bungee jump with us.
b. wuss
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
¡Qué culero eres! ¿Cómo le puedes tener tanto miedo a la oscuridad?You're such a wuss! How can you be so afraid of the dark?
2.
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
(slang)
(smuggler)
a. mule
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
(slang)
Arrestaron a dos culeras en la frontera.Two mules were arrested at the border.
3.
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
(vulgar)
(despicable person)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
a. asshole
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
Me las vas a pagar, pinche culero.I'll get you, you fucking asshole.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
4. (absorbent garment)
Regionalism used in Cuba
(Cuba)
a. diaper
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
Un bebé recién nacido necesita muchos culeros.A newborn baby needs many diapers.
b. nappy
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
Estos culeros son muy absorbentes.These nappies are very absorbent.
5.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(ladies' man)
Regionalism used in Nicaragua
(Nicaragua)
a. womanizer
No soporto a los culeros.I can't stand womanizers.
6.
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.
(extremely offensive)
(homosexual)
Regionalism used in El Salvador
(El Salvador)
Regionalism used in Guatemala
(Guatemala)
Regionalism used in Honduras
(Honduras)
a. fag
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.
(extremely offensive)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
b. poof
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.
(extremely offensive)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
7.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(sluggish)
a. lazy
Es tan culera en el trabajo que el jefe la quiere despedir.She's so lazy at work that the boss wants to fire her.
8.
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
(vulgar)
(terrible)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
a. fucking horrible
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
(vulgar)
Es una situación bien culera.It's a fucking horrible situation.
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