Majadero (en. Rude)

/ma.xaˈðe.ɾo/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Definition: A person who acts in a foolish or reckless manner.

Example Sentence: Don’t be a majadero, think it through before deciding.

No seas majadero, piénsalo bien antes de decidir.

Definition: Someone who interrupts with senseless comments.

Example Sentence: There’s always a majadero at meetings who won’t let others speak.

Siempre hay un majadero en las reuniones que no deja hablar.

Definition: An individual who does not understand or does not want to understand.

Example Sentence: That majadero doesn’t understand the instructions even though we repeated them.

Ese majadero no entiende las instrucciones a pesar de que se las repetimos.

Etymology/Origin: The term comes from the adjective 'majado', which means foolish or silly.

Common Phrases: to be a majadero

Common Phrases Meaning: To behave in a foolish or reckless manner.

ser un majadero

Common Phrases: to talk like a majadero

Common Phrases Meaning: To speak without thinking or in a senseless way.

hablar como un majadero

Common Phrases: don’t be a majadero

Common Phrases Meaning: An expression used to ask someone not to act foolishly.

no seas majadero

Related Word: majadería

Related Word Description: Foolish attitude or behavior.

majadería

Related Word: majar

Related Word Description: To make something softer or less solid, though it can also refer to causing confusion.

majar

Slang Meaning: Foolish in social situations.

Slang Example: Don’t be a majadero, don’t get upset over a comment.

No seas un majadero, no te pongas así por un comentario.

Slang Meaning: A person who causes annoyance due to their stubbornness.

Slang Example: That guy is a majadero who never admits he’s wrong.

Ese tipo es un majadero que nunca acepta que se equivoca.