mojigatería

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Spanish

Etymology

From mojigato +‎ -ería.

Noun

mojigatería f (plural mojigaterías)

  1. prudishness, sanctimony
    • 2017 July 11, “Leopoldo: ¿negociación o presión?”, in El Nacional:
      No me vengan con mojigaterías diciendo que Leopoldo no negoció.
      Don’t come to me with sanctimoniousness saying that Leopoldo does not negotiate.

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