ligotear

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Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liɡoteˈaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: li‧go‧te‧ar

Verb

ligotear (first-person singular present ligoteo, first-person singular preterite ligoteé, past participle ligoteado)

  1. (informal) to hook up, pick up
    • 2021 October 25, Jordi Pérez Colomé, “Detenido un falso modelo que intentó ligar con 1.606 mujeres por internet para publicar sus fotos íntimas”, in El País, retrieved 2023-01-11:
      “Dedicaba todo su tiempo a chatear y ligotear haciéndose pasar por chicos guapos”, dice el inspector jefe Roberto Fernández, jefe de la sección de Redes de la Unidad central de Ciberdelincuencia.
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