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Spanish
Etymology
From barrabás (“scoundrel”) + -ada.
Noun
barrabasada f (plural barrabasadas)
- mischief, rude or uncouth action, rash act
1926, Roberto Arlt, “Los ladrones”, in El juguete rabioso:De esta unión con Enrique, de las prolongadas conversaciones acerca de bandidos y latrocinios, nos nació una singular predisposición para ejecutar barrabasadas, y un deseo infinito de inmortalizarnos con el nombre de delincuentes.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- base/dirty trick
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