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Spanish
Etymology
Blend of pupú (“poop”) + cóctel mólotov (“Molotov cocktail”).
Noun
puputov m or f same meaning (plural puputovs or puputov)
- a bottle filled with faeces thrown as a weapon
2017 May 11, “‘Puputov’: las bombas de excrementos que son el último recurso de algunos manifestantes en Venezuela que protestan contra el gobierno de Nicolás Maduro”, in BBC Mundo:Por su parte, Marielys Valdéz, inspectora general de tribunales del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia, advirtió que el uso de las "puputov" son "armas biológicas" y tienen penalidades altas.- Marielys Valdéz, inspector general of the Supreme Court of Justice, warned that "puputovs" are "biological weapons" and their use carries high penalties.
2018 April 2, “Los casos más memorables ocurridos en Venezuela durante las protestas”, in El Estímulo:El 11 de mayo debutó en Caracas un arma no convencional utilizada por jóvenes de la oposición para hacer “resistencia” a los policías y militares que enfrentan en las calles: la puputov. El nombre de esta nueva “arma” estaba inspirado en los cócteles molotov y son tarros de vidrio o bolsas cargadas con excrementos humanos o de animales.- On 11 May a new non-conventional weapon debuted in Caracas, used by young opposition members to “resist” the police and military arrayed against them: the puputov. The name of this new “armament” is inspired by the Molotov cocktail, and they consist of glass jars filled with human or animal excrement.
2020 March 2, EFE, “La violencia se cobra otra vida en Venezuela tras 40 días de protestas”, in Noticias de Gipuzkoa:Efe constató que mientras los efectivos de la Guardia Nacional lanzaban los gases lacrimógenos y chorros de agua a presión para dispersar la protesta, a la altura de Bello Monte (este) de la autopista, un grupo de manifestantes respondía con piedras, botes de pintura y tarros de excremento, conocidos ya en el país como cócteles "puputov".- EFE found that while the National Guard used tear gas and high pressure water jets to disperse the protesters, a group on the motorway above Bello Monte (east) responded with stones, bottles of paint, and jars filled with excrement, known in the country as "puputov cocktails".
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