okupación

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Spanish

Etymology

From ocupación, intentionally misspelled with a K, letter that reflects a willingness to transgress orthographic rules.

Noun

okupación f (plural okupaciones)

  1. (slang, Spain) squatting
    • 2020 September 10, “Los datos sobre la okupación en Madrid que desmienten la alarma de Almeida y de Vox”, in El País:
      Hoy el piso está tapiado y a la venta. El banco pide 157.000 euros por él. “No creo que lo vendan nunca”, cuenta ahora una vecina. ¿Es la okupación uno de los principales problemas de Madrid?
      Today the apartment is boarded up and for sale. The bank asks for 157,000 euros for it. "I don't think they'll ever sell it," a neighbor now says. Is squatting one of the main problems in Madrid?
  2. (slang, Spain) squat