estirabot

By metathesis from earlier (now dialectal) estaribot, from Spanish estribote, a satirical verse form.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əs.ti.ɾəˈβot]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əs.ti.ɾəˈbot]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [es.ti.ɾaˈbot]

estirabot m (plural estirabots)

1. an absurdity, a silly thing to say, a piece of nonsense

   Aquells estirabots no es poden acceptar.

   Those absurdities can't be accepted.

• “estirabot”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007