espantaviejas

Spanish

Etymology

From espantar (“to scare”) +‎ viejas (“elderly women”), itself a modification from the movie "Espantatiburones", titled "Shark Tale" in english.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /espantaˈbjexas/, [es.pãn̪.t̪aˈβ̞je.xas]

Noun

espantaviejas m (plural espantaviejas)

  1. (Mexico, Internet slang elsewhere) the complete opposite of a chick magnet, a chick repeller.
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