Polyglot Dictionary

gilipollas

/xiliˈpoʝas/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Slang Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Negative

Forms

plural
los gilipollas

Meaning

  1. idiot, prat (vulgar)

    • No seas gilipollas y escucha.

      Don't be an idiot and listen.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

A very common insult in Spain meaning a stupid or annoying person; the form is the same for masculine and feminine and for singular and plural. Vulgar but not the strongest insult. Avoid it in polite company. Milder alternatives: «tonto», «bobo», «idiota».

nounvulgar

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