los tiquismiquis
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tiquismiquis

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el tiquismiquis, la tiquismiquis(
tee
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kees
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mee
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kees
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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)
(fussy person)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
a. fussbudget
No seas una tiquismiquis. ¡Cómete tu comida!Don't be a fussbudget. Eat your food!
b. fusspot
Mi hermano es un tiquismiquis y se queja por cualquier tontería.My brother's a fusspot and complains at the slightest thing.
c. stickler
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Con respecto a la puntualidad, el jefe es un tiquismiquis.When it comes to punctuality, the boss is a stickler.
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
plural noun
a. fussing
Después de tantos tiquismiquis los políticos hicieron lo contrario a lo que dijeron que harían.After all their fussing the politicians did the opposite of what they said they would do.
b. silly scruples
Anda, no me voy a perder esta oportunidad por sus tiquismiquis.Come on, I'm not going to miss this opportunity because of her silly scruples.
a. petty details
No nos enredemos en los tiquismiquis del proyecto y pasemos a lo importante.Let's not get bogged down by the petty details of the project. Let's move on to what's important.
b. trifles
No me preocupo por tiquismiquis como una coma que falte. Lo que importa es el contenido.I'm not bothered about trifles like a missing comma. It's the content that matters.
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