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Spanish
Etymology
From cuñado (“brother-in-law”) + -ismo.
Noun
cuñadismo m (uncountable)
- (informal, derogatory, Spain) the tendency to talk about any subject implying to be smarter than anyone else, with total confidence, and without truly knowing anything about it; arrogance
2016 December 14, “¿Sabes que 'cuñadismo' tiene un nuevo significado?”, in El Periódico:Empieza a ser habitual encontrar en los medios frases como las siguientes: «El cuñadismo ha triunfado en España», «¿Por qué nos engancha tanto el cuñadismo en televisión?», «Radiografía del cuñadismo español, la pandemia que martiriza un país entero» o «Efectivamente, es cuñadismo hablar con condescendencia», todas ellas adecuadas.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2021 October 6, Pablo González, “La opinión sobre el Oviedo-Sporting: La hora del cuñadismo y de Luis Enrique”, in La Nueva España: 2021 July 9, “Íñigo Errejón desmonta el 'cuñadismo' de Pedro Sánchez en tres tuits”, in Público:
- nepotism
- Synonym: nepotismo
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