cantamañanas

el cantamañanas, la cantamañanas(
kahn
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tah
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mah
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nyah
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nahs
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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 commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(general)
a. loudmouth
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
¿Ahora qué falsas promesas te hizo ese cantamañanas?What kind of false promises did that loudmouth make to you now?
b. flake
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Jay es un cantamañanas. Prometió que me llamaría cuando salimos hace un año y aún no lo ha hecho.Jay is a flake. He promised to call me back when we dated a year ago, and he hasn't yet.
c. bullshitter
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
(vulgar)
Kate no es ninguna cantamañanas, te lo juro. Te está diciendo la verdad.Kate is not a bullshitter, I swear. She's telling you the truth.
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