gentecilla

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Spanish

Etymology

From gente +‎ -cilla.

Noun

gentecilla f (plural gentecillas)

  1. (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.
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