chupatintas
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Verb-object compound, composed of chupa (“to suck”) + tintas (“inks”).
Noun edit
chupatintas m (plural chupatintas)
- (often derogatory) a pencil pusher, a pen pusher (one who does routine office work)
- Synonyms: (vulgar) cagatintas, tinterillo
Further reading edit
- “chupatintas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014