Re: CHAT: ...y'know

Barry Garcia <Barry_Garcia@...> wrote:
>
> Well, around here, most teens (those of mexican descent, and Mexican
> immigrants, and the American teens who picked up all these lovely
> cusswords from friends) use "pendejo" so much its lost its punch.
Where's "around here"? I know that in Mexico and Central America
"pendejo" is considered an insult... Here (in Argentina) it can
be insulting when joined to other words (imagine), but the main
meaning is "kid, infant". It takes on a certain despising connotation
when it's applied to adults; calling a grown-up person "pendejo" is
like telling them they have a four-year-old mind. But many parents
use it to refer to their children. It's certainly not an addressing
term. It has another meaning (though much rarer, and used by men only),
referring to a hair that is not in the head...


--Pablo Flores