padrear
Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom padre (“father”). The slang meaning is an extension of padre as meaning "extremely cool", becoming popular ca. 2021.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editpadrear (first-person singular present padreo, first-person singular preterite padreé, past participle padreado)
- (uncommon, intransitive) to look like or behave like one's father
- (intransitive, Spain, slang) to be the very best, to be awesome, to be the boss
- Está padreando. ― It's awesome.
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of padrear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Derived terms
edit- padreada (slang)
Further reading
edit- “padrear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16