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chisme

el chisme(
chees
-
meh
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. gossip
El chisme acabó con su reputación.Gossip destroyed his reputation.
b. piece of gossip
Ven acá para que te cuente un chisme.Come here so I can tell you a piece of gossip.
c. rumor
¿Oíste el chisme de Claudia y el lechero?Did you hear the rumor about Claudia and the milkman?
2.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(small item)
a. thing
Pásame ese chisme para arreglar el tubo.Hand me that thing for fixing the pipe.
b. thingy
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Hay un chisme que sale de la caja. ¿Qué es?There's a thingy sticking out of the box. What is it?
c. thingamajig
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
El chisme del baño se rompió.The thingamajig in the bathroom broke.
d. jawn
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
¿Venden aquí el chisme para sellar las ventanas? - ¿Silicona o burlete? ¿Qué tipo de sellado?Do you carry that jawn to seal windows? - Silicone or weather strip? What kind of sealing?
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