Polyglot Dictionary

huevón

/weˈβon/

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
huevones

Meaning

  1. lazy oaf; dude (vulgar, Latin America)

    • Ese huevón nunca llega a tiempo.

      That lazy oaf is never on time.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

In Chile, Peru and Mexico it is a very common casual word for "guy" between friends or an insult for a lazy or foolish person; from «huevo» (egg, and slang for testicle). Vulgar; avoid unless you are sure of the tone. Milder alternatives: «flojo», «perezoso», «tipo».

nounvulgar

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