pousafoles

Galician edit

A compound pousar (“to rest”) +‎ foles (“bags”).

pousafoles m or f (invariable)

pousafoles m or f by sense (invariable)

(figurative) a supporting person
(figurative, derogatory) sycophant
- 1876, O tío Marcos da Portela, number 1:
  —Ben, home, ben; ti xuzgas que fixeche unha gran cousa, pois velaí tes como vives enganado. Os argallás e pousafoles a quen lembras, ouvirán o que falas, como quen oi ouvear os lobos de lonxe.
  «Good luck with this; you consider that you have made a great deed but, behold, you are living a lie. The machinators and sycophants you remember will hear what you say as the ones who hear the wolves howling in the distance.»
(figurative, derogatory) a clumsy, sluggish person
Synonyms: foupeiro, zoupón

“pousafoles” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“pousafoles” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“pousafoles” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.