ciempiés colloquial use

Question

My (old) Spanish dictionary has a 2nd definition of "ciempiés" as "preposterous, disconnected work." Have you ever heard ciempiés used this way in Spanish? It is very funny.

Welcome to SpanishDict, Matt. - rac1, Aug 28, 2017

¡Muchas Gracias, rac1! Me encanta estar aquí. - Matt_in_CA, Aug 28, 2017

Nop. That's a new one for me. - Gekkosan, Aug 28, 2017

Never heard of it. - 00fac92a, Aug 30, 2017

Answer 1

OK. Thanks Everyone! I wondered if it actually ever appeared in recent usage. Matt

Answer 2

Wow, that is a surprising meaning...and it is actually listed in the RAE:

1. m. coloq. Obra o trabajo desatinado o incoherente.

Very nice, matt, welcome to the forum

Answer 3

It's indeed a funny meaning. I suspect it'll have to remain as fun, geeky trivia, though, because if you attempt it on most native Spanish speakers, I'm pretty sure the expression will just draw blank stares.

I learned something new today, though.

Answer 4

Never heard it as a disconnected work. For me it was a kind of an animal.

Answer 5

I found this on Google with link from the StackExchange page. “ciempiés” used colloquially

Answer 6

OK. Thanks Everyone! I wondered if it actually ever appeared in recent usage. Matt

Gekko and Polenta are from one side of the world...I am from the other side...trust me, if we haven't heard that before, it doesn't exist jejeje