pufista
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Calque of Spanish petardista, with base in pufo (“fraud”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pufista m (plural pufistas)
- scammer
- 1884, O tío Marcos da Portela, II, 31:
- pido con xusticia qu'o señor Gobernador pubrique unha real orde impoñendo castigos ós pufistas, pois señores, os xastres estamos cheos de pufos hastr'a cabeza
- I ask with justice that the Governor publish a royal decree imposing a punishment on the scammers, because, gentlemen, we the tailors are covered with unpaid debts till our heads