macarra

macarra

► adjetivo

1 familiar (de mal gusto) tacky

2 familiar (propio de matones) thuggish

► nombre masculino

1 (hortera) flash Harry

2 familiar (matón) thug

3 familiar (proxeneta) pimp

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macarra¹

¹ = thug, lout, ruffian, hoodlum.

Ex: Poole was a notorious gang leader & street thug, murdered by enemies of similar background.

Ex: It is not just yobbos and louts that are guilty of antisocial behaviour.

Ex: The coroner said she had died not from drowning, but from being abused and murdered by a gang of ruffians.

Ex: Gangs of hoodlums, aged as young as eight, are roaming the streets terrorising store owners and shoppers in broad daylight.

macarra²

² = tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], naff.

Ex: There was nothing tacky about the invitation, other that the request that gifts be in the form of cash, of course.

Ex: This article looks at 'fairness' in the book trade today, and some of the tawdry tricks indulged in by publishers, agents and authors at each other's expense.

Ex: Elton then started to metamorphose from 'sensitive guy' singer into someone famous for wearing naff sunglasses and dressing up as a duck.

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macarra¹

adjective

(Esp fam)

1

(hortera): es un tío muy macarra he's a real flashy type (colloq), he's a real spiv (BrE sl)

2 (gamberro) loutish, thuggish

macarra²

masculine

(Esp fam)

1 (hortera) medallion man (colloq)

2 (rufián) lout, thug

3 (chulo) pimp

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macarra
I mf argot su hermana es una macarra, his sister is a big-head
¡no seas macarra!, stop behaving like a lout
II adjetivo tacky: llevaba un camiseta muy macarra, he was wearing a really tacky T-shirt
III m (de prostituta) pimp
'macarra' also found in these entries:
English:
flash

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macarra Esp Fam

♦ adj

1. [matón] loutish, Br yobbish

2. [vulgar] flashy;

conduce un coche muy macarra he drives a really tasteless flashy car

♦ nm

1. [de prostitutas] pimp

2. [matón] lout, Br yob

3. [vulgar] flash Harry

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macarra

I m pop

pimp

II adj fam

:

ser macarra be a bastard pop