pufista

Galician

Etymology

Calque of Spanish petardista, with base in pufo (“fraud”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [puˈfistɐ]

Noun

pufista m (plural pufistas)

  1. scammer
    • 1884, O tío Marcos da Portela, II, 31:
      pido con xusticia qu'o señor Gobernador pubrique unha real orde impoñendo castigos ós pufistas, pois señores, os xastres estamos cheos de pufos hastr'a cabeza
      I ask with justice that the Governor publish a royal decree imposing a punishment on the scammers, because, gentlemen, we the tailors are covered with unpaid debts till our heads

References
  • “pufista” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “pufista” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
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