poof

puf

el maricón

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Words labeled “extremely offensive” are profoundly insulting and are used to discriminate or offend.

poof

An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g. Wow!).

interjection

1. (used to express sudden disappearance)

a. puf

I set my cellphone down on the restaurant table and the next thing I knew, it was gone, poof!Puse mi teléfono celular en la mesa del restaurante y, de pronto, ya no estaba, ¡puf!

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.

(extremely offensive)

A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).

(slang)

(homosexual) (United Kingdom)

a. el maricón

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.

(extremely offensive)

Liam got in trouble at school for calling Fred a poof.Liam se metió en problemas en la escuela por llamarle maricón a Fred.

b. el marica

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.

(extremely offensive)

Carlos called Marcelo a poof because he plays with dolls.Carlos le llamó marica a Marcelo porque juega con muñecas.

poof

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (colloquial) (United Kingdom)

a. el maricón m, marica

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

poof [pʊf]

noun

(Britain) maricón (vulgar) (m)

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