yayoflauta

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Spanish

Etymology

Blend of yayo (grandpa) +‎ perroflauta (crusty, punk).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ʝaʝoˈflauta/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ʃaʃoˈflauta/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ʒaʒoˈflauta/

  • Rhymes: -auta
  • Syllabification: ya‧yo‧flau‧ta

Noun

yayoflauta m (plural yayoflautas)

  1. (neologism, Spain) elder activist who participated in demonstrations following the 2008 economic crisis in Spain
    • 2014 March 28, “Los yayoflautas entran en Endesa para protestar contra la pobreza energética”, in El País:
      Una quincena de yayoflautas han entrado hoy en la oficina central de Endesa en Barcelona para entregar un manifiesto en contra de la pobreza energética, mientras otros 40 se han manifestado en el exterior a la espera de que un responsable de la empresa los atendiera.
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