cortijero boca arqueta

English translation: big-mouthed hillbilly

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Spanish term or phrase:cortijero boca arqueta
English translation:big-mouthed hillbilly
Entered by: Marcelo González

02:31 Jul 14, 2020
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: cortijero boca arqueta
Said evidently as an insult.
guillen
United States
Local time: 20:06
big-mouthed hillbilly
Explanation:
Following María's comment (in Discussion), this would work, as replacing 'hillbilly' (a really common term in the US) with the word 'farmer' would reduce its effect as an insult.

A 'big-mouthed hillbilly' sounds really natural in English, at least in the United States (as the number of offensive tweets, re-tweets and posts with this phrase might suggest).

hillbilly
often disparaging + offensive
: a person from a backwoods area

Is Jimmy Kimmel Making Fake Mean Tweets About Celebrities?gawker.com › is-jimmy-kimmel-making-fake-mean-tw...
May 10, 2013 - @212mseol wrote: "@DrPhil, why don't you shut the fuck up you bald-headed, **big-mouthed hillbilly**." PROBABLY FAKE. No tweets or ...

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My pleasure to lend a hand, guillen, especially with such an interesting string of questions :-)
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Marcelo González
United States
Local time: 16:06
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4big-mouthed hillbilly
Marcelo González
3slack-jawed bumpkin
Facundo Pallero


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slack-jawed bumpkin


Explanation:
Maybe this could work.

Facundo Pallero
Local time: 23:06
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big-mouthed hillbilly


Explanation:
Following María's comment (in Discussion), this would work, as replacing 'hillbilly' (a really common term in the US) with the word 'farmer' would reduce its effect as an insult.

A 'big-mouthed hillbilly' sounds really natural in English, at least in the United States (as the number of offensive tweets, re-tweets and posts with this phrase might suggest).

hillbilly
often disparaging + offensive
: a person from a backwoods area

Is Jimmy Kimmel Making Fake Mean Tweets About Celebrities?gawker.com › is-jimmy-kimmel-making-fake-mean-tw...
May 10, 2013 - @212mseol wrote: "@DrPhil, why don't you shut the fuck up you bald-headed, **big-mouthed hillbilly**." PROBABLY FAKE. No tweets or ...

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Note added at 9 days (2020-07-24 01:39:18 GMT) Post-grading
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My pleasure to lend a hand, guillen, especially with such an interesting string of questions :-)

Marcelo González
United States
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