meapilas
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el meapilas, la meapilas
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).
1. (colloquial) (pejorative) (person who is overly devout) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. sanctimonious person (pejorative)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Úrsula misma era creyente, pero no por eso le tenía paciencia a los meapilas.Ursula herself was a believer, but that didn't mean she had any patience for sanctimonious people.
b. holier-than-thou person (pejorative)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Pienso que uno puede tener un código moral sin necesariamente actuar como un meapilas.I think you can have a moral code without necessarily having to act like some holier-than-thou person.
c. holy roller (pejorative)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Mi primo es un meapilas, y su hermano es un ateo a quien le encanta discutir, así que te puedes imaginar cómo son nuestras cenas familiares.My cousin is a holy roller, and his brother is an atheist who loves to argue, so you can imagine how our family dinners are.
2. (pejorative) (person who pretends to be devout) (Spain)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. sanctimonious hypocrite (pejorative)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
No me voy a quedar aquí a aguantarme un sermón de una meapilas como usted.I'm not going to stay here and listen to a lecture from a sanctimonious hypocrite like you.
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