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Cleitos (en. Cleitos)

/kleitos/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Definition: A derogatory term used to describe a person without physical attractiveness or lacking any kind of elegance.

Example Sentence: I'm not going to go out with him, he's a cleito.

No voy a salir con él, es un cleito.

Definition: A person who behaves in a vulgar or uncouth manner.

Example Sentence: That cleito doesn’t know how to behave at a party.

Ese cleito no sabe comportarse en una fiesta.

Etymology

Etymology/Origin: The origin of 'cleitos' is uncertain, but it is believed to come from 'cleiton', a term that was used in colloquial Spanish to derogatorily refer to individuals considered unattractive or of low class.

Common Phrases and Expressions

Common Phrase: to be a cleito

Meaning: to refer to someone as a person who is unattractive or of low class.

ser un cleito

Common Phrase: to behave like a cleito

Meaning: to act in a vulgar or inappropriate manner.

comportarse como un cleito

Common Phrase: street cleito

Meaning: a person who lives in poverty and has no manners.

cleito de la calle

Common Phrase: to have a cleito style

Meaning: to have no sense of fashion or elegance.

tener estilo de cleito

Related Words

Related Word: ugliness

Description: characteristic of being ugly or unattractive.

fealdad

Related Word: vulgarity

Description: quality of being vulgar or rude.

vulgaridad

Related Word: lower class

Description: social group that holds an inferior economic position.

clase baja

Slang Meanings

Slang Meaning: Term used in some regions to describe people with unappealing appearance or behavior.

Example: Don't dress like that, I don’t want them to think I'm a cleito.

No te vistas así, no quiero que piensen que soy un cleito.

Slang Meaning: In some areas, it can be used jokingly among friends.

Example: He always dresses like a cleito at parties, but we love him anyway.

Él siempre se viste de cleito en las fiestas, pero lo queremos igual.