coño

/ˈkoɲo/ · A2 · adj

stingy, tight-fisted

💰 Spaniards said coño so often that they got nicknamed coños

Originally a vulgar Spanish interjection from Latin cunnus. Locals in Chile and the Philippines heard Spaniards say it constantly and made it their nickname, later extended to rich kids (konyo). For the stingy sense, it rhymes with tacaño.

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