sobón

handsy

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sobón

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

1. (touchy)

a. handsy

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

(colloquial)

Nunca lo vi acosar a nadie, aunque todos sabían que era un tipo sobón.I've never seen him harassed anyone, although everyone know he was a handsy guy.

This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of person it refers to (e.g. el doctor, la doctora).

masculine or feminine noun

2. (touchy person)

a. groper (sexual)

El portero terminó echando al borracho sobón del club después de que varias mujeres se quejaron de él.The bouncer ended up kicked the drunken groper out of the club after a number of women complained about him.

sobón

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

Noun

1. (colloquial)

a. groper

sobón

adjective

1 (que soba)

es muy sobón his hands are everywhere; ¡no seas sobón! get your hands off me!; stop pawing me! (familiar)

2 (gandul) lazy; workshy

3 (And) (adulón) soapy (familiar); greasy

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