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Spanish
Etymology
From gente + -cilla.
Noun
gentecilla f (plural gentecillas)
- (derogatory) proletariat, riffraff
- Synonyms: gentuza, gentualla
2017 March 26, Elvira Lindo, “Buenistas sin fronteras”, in El País:El buenismo es como el pacifismo pero en peor; los buenistas son, como así los denominaba Ronald Reagan, “abrazaárboles”, gentecilla que se preocupa por los gorilas, por las especies en extinción, por el derretimiento de los polos o por la tala de bosques.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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