alipori

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Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aliˈpoɾi/
  • Rhymes: -oɾi
  • Syllabification: a‧li‧po‧ri

Noun

alipori m (plural aliporis)

  1. (Spain) shame, vicarious embarrassment
    Synonym: vergüenza ajena
    • 2015 August 2, “Golpes de suerte”, in El País:
      Y ya que me he referido al Astuto (no mencionaré su nombre real nunca más, pues, visto que desarticula y destruye todo lo que toca, temo que sea gafe), somos muchos los que observamos, con alipori, que tiene la fea costumbre de hablar, en plural y con untuosa jactancia, de cómo somos, cómo hemos sido siempre, cuán creativos y emprendedores, qué europeos, qué bien sabemos hacer las cosas los habitantes de su comunidad —que casualmente también es la mía—.
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