maricón
maricón
USAGE NOTE
Words labeled “extremely offensive” are profoundly insulting and are often used to discriminate or offend.
maricón(
mah
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ree
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kohn
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
1. (colloquial) (extremely offensive) (homosexual)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts (e.g. nigger, cunt).
a. queer (colloquial) (extremely offensive)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts (e.g. nigger, cunt).
Su padre no sabía que era maricón.His father didn't know that he was queer.
2. (vulgar) (used as insult)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society (e.g. fuck).
a. bastard (vulgar) (masculine)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society (e.g. fuck).
¡Pero si serás maricón! Sabías que no quería que el jefe se enterara de esto.You bastard! You knew I didn't want the boss to find out about this.
b. bitch (vulgar) (feminine)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society (e.g. fuck).
¿Por qué eres tan maricona? No tenías que haberle dicho al profesor que me gusta.Why are you such a bitch? You shouldn't have told the teacher I liked him.
3. (vulgar) (coward)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society (e.g. fuck).
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
4. (colloquial) (extremely offensive) (homosexual)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts (e.g. nigger, cunt).
a. fag (colloquial) (extremely offensive) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts (e.g. nigger, cunt).
Regionalism used in the United States
Resulta que su hermano, el maricón, se ha casado.It turns out that his brother - the one who's a fag - got married.
b. poof (colloquial) (extremely offensive) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts (e.g. nigger, cunt).
¿No sabías que Daniel y Miguel son maricones?Didn't you know that Daniel and Miguel are poofs?
maricónadjectiveNoun
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
1. (homosexual)
a. poofy (United Kingdom)
b. faggy (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
2. (insulto)
a.
¡qué tío más maricón!what a bastard!
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
3. (insulto; cobarde)
a. wimp
4. (odioso)
a. bastard
5. (homosexual)
a. poof (United Kingdom)
b. fag (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
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Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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