acojonar

Spanish

Etymology

From a- + cojón + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /akoxoˈnaɾ/ [a.ko.xoˈnaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧co‧jo‧nar

Verb

acojonar (first-person singular present acojono, first-person singular preterite acojoné, past participle acojonado)

  1. (vulgar) to scare the shit out of
    Synonym: asustar
  2. (reflexive, vulgar, colloquial) to shit oneself, to crap one's pants (lose one's bravery)
    • 1994, José Ángel Mañas, chapter VI, in Historias del Kronen, Barcelona: Ediciones Destino, →ISBN, page 95:
      Cuando viene mi tío de Valladolid se queda acojonado con el tráfico, me dice que es una ciudad de locos y no comprende cómo podemos vivir aquí.
      When my uncle from Valladolid comes, he gets frightened by the traffic, he says the city is insane and that he can't figure how we manage to live here.

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