Que significa 'fiacún'?
In:
"Dia espantoso para el fiacún que tiene licencia de vagancia para toda la semana."
2 Answers
Hi Claireericha,
This was certainly an interesting topic to research.
As I understand it, the word "fiacún" is not an officially recognized Spanish word (you won't find it in the RAE). From what I have gathered, the word was introduced into the popular lexicon by the Argentinian author, Roberto Artl. In his own words, he describes fiacún as:
"No debe confundirse este término con el de "tirarse a muerto", pues tirarse a muerto supone premeditación de no hacer algo, mientras que la "fiaca" excluye toda premeditación, elemento constituyente de la alevosía según los juristas. De modo que el "fiacún" al negarse a trabajar no obra con premeditación, sino instintivamente, lo cual lo hace digno de todo respeto."
He is making a case that the word is probably most similar to something like "Haragán" (lazy, idler) or "Inolente" (indolent,lazy), but with the distinction that the fiacún when refusing to work it is not an act of premeditation, but instinctive, making it worthy of respect
This makes a bit more sense in the context of his actual writing so here is a link where you can find this definition for yourself.
El origen de algunas palabras de nuestro léxico popular by Roberto Arlt
