espantaviejas

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Verb-object compound, composed of espanta (“to scare away”) +‎ viejas (“old women”), itself a modification from the movie "Espantatiburones", titled "Shark Tale" in English.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /espantaˈbjexas/ [es.pãn̪.t̪aˈβ̞je.xas]
Rhymes: -exas
Syllabification: es‧pan‧ta‧vie‧jas

Noun edit

espantaviejas m (plural espantaviejas)

(Mexico, Internet slang, elsewhere) the complete opposite of a chick magnet; a chick repeller
Coordinate term: espantaviejos