Polyglot Dictionary

mamón

/maˈmon/

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
mamones

Meaning

  1. jerk, sucker (vulgar); also, a suckling baby

    • Es un mamón y siempre presume.

      He's a jerk and always shows off.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

Literally a baby who is still breastfeeding, but as an insult it means a pest or a show-off, and in some countries it has a sexual undertone. Vulgar. Milder alternatives: «pesado», «presumido», «engreído».

nounvulgar

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