cagatintas
Spanish
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of caga (“to shit”) + tintas (“inks”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkaɡaˈtintas/ [ˌka.ɣ̞aˈt̪ĩn̪.t̪as]
- Rhymes: -intas
- Syllabification: ca‧ga‧tin‧tas
Noun
cagatintas m (plural cagatintas)
- (vulgar) pencil pusher (one who does routine office work)
- Synonyms: (vulgar) chupatintas, tinterillo
Further reading
- “cagatintas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024