gafapasta

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Spanish

Etymology

A reduction of gafas de pasta (horn-rimmed glasses).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡafaˈpasta/
  • Rhymes: -asta
  • Syllabification: ga‧fa‧pas‧ta

Noun

gafapasta m or f by sense (plural gafapastas)

  1. hipster
    Synonym: modernillo
    • 2013, China Miéville, translated by Beatriz Ruiz Jara, Kraken, La Factoría de Ideas, →ISBN:
      Había dos chicos, veinteañeros, con cortes de pelo de moderno gafapasta. Un chico y una chica, que apenas habían dejado atrás la adolescencia, no dejaban de tontear.
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    • 2018 February 2, “Tan grande como se pueda”, in El País:
      El juego, más bien, consiste en determinar de qué fuente bebe en cada ocasión este gafapasta cincuentón de aspecto jovial y voz cálida.
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  2. nerd