Pendejo is a Spanish-origin insult widely used in Mexican and US Mexican-American communities, broadly meaning a stupid, foolish, or contemptible person.
Pendejo is a Spanish-origin insult widely used in Mexican and US Mexican-American communities, broadly meaning a stupid, foolish, or contemptible person. Literally it refers to pubic hair, which is the source of its punch. In Mexican Spanish it ranks among the most common general-purpose insults, ranging from mild teasing between friends to genuine contempt. In US usage it has crossed into broader American slang, especially in border regions and among Latino communities. Tone varies enormously by relationship and context.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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(US, derogatory, vulgar, slang) A stupid or obnoxious person.
Short for "pedophile" — used online as an accusation, slur, or in dismissive moderation talk. Highly inflammatory; throwing the word around carelessly can get accounts suspended.
(US, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A Mexican or Hispanic person.
(US, countable) A Mexican American, especially a juvenile delinquent in the Los Angeles area.
Just antother tRumpanzee Pendejo!!! 🤬
He forgot the charger for the third time that week — such a pendejo move.
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(US, Mexico, slang, pejorative) A stupid person.
“Navarro is, and will forever remain, a useless treasonous pendejo-on-steroids! #FuckTrump #Epstein”
“Hope no one left their children alone with the smelly treasonous bigoted #pedophile useless pendejo!”
“Just antother tRumpanzee Pendejo!!! 🤬”
“Today is Cinco de Mayo, I raise a can of Tecate to all my family (past and present, I’m looking at you dad!) and my Latinx brothers and sisters. Also, if you voted for Trump don’t even think of entering that Mexican restaurant, you pendejo.”
“Yes, the useless smelly treasonous bigoted pendejo that coined the term "SleepyJoe" #FuckTrump #FuckTheGOP #Epstein”
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