crotolamo

Spanish

Etymology

Part of a joke question when a person asks ¿qué es crotolamo? (“what is crotolamo?”), which might be rewritten as ¿qué escroto lamo? (“which scrotum (should) I lick?”), when coming across the term randomly on the internet. Compare English updog, English ligma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɾotoˈlamo/ [kɾo.t̪oˈla.mo]
• Rhymes: -amo
• Syllabification: cro‧to‧la‧mo

Noun

crotolamo m (uncountable)

1. (Internet slang, humorous) Part of the joke question ¿qué es crotolamo? (“what is crotolamo?”), which can be reinterpreted as ¿qué escroto lamo? (“which scrotum (should) I lick?”) (especially used to trick a person into asking the meaning)

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