buscapleitos

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of busca (“to look for”) +‎ pleitos (“fights”).

Noun

buscapleitos m or f by sense (plural buscapleitos)

  1. (Latin America, colloquial) troublemaker, shit-stirrer
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) shark lawyer
    Synonym: picapleitos

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