tirón de orejas

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Noun

tirón de orejas m (plural tirones de orejas)

  1. earful; telling-off (reprimand)
  2. ear-pull (the act of pulling someone's ears, often as a way of wishing someone happy birthday in some Spanish-speaking countries (rather like a birthday bump in some English-speaking regions))

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