follón

Definitions of follón
  1. noun
    something badly botched or muddled
    synonyms: cacao, chapucería, chapuza, lío
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    equivocación, error, fallo, falta, yerro
    a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
  2. noun
    (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball is thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession
    synonyms: melé, refriega
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    type of:
    apertura, comienzo, iniciación, inicio, principio
    the act of starting something
  3. noun
    the act of making a noisy disturbance
    synonyms: alboroto, batahola, bochinche, chocho, cisco, danza, escándalo, estropicio, estruendo, fandango, jaleo, jarana, marimorena, mitin, película, polvareda, revuelo, ruido, tomate, tracamundana, trifulca, trisca, tumulto, zacapela, zaragata, zipizape
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    agitación, ajetreo, bulla, bullicio, movimiento, ruido, tejemaneje, trajín, tráfago
    a rapid active commotion
  4. noun
    a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
    synonyms: corrupción, escándalo, fetidez, hedentina, hediondez, hedor, lío, pebete, pestazo, peste, pestilencia, tufo, vaharada, vaho
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    types:
    tufillo, tufo
    an unpleasant smell
    type of:
    olor
    the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
  5. noun
    an angry disturbance
    synonyms: caramillo, disgusto, enfado, jaleo, joda, lío, molestia, mosqueo, problema, problemas, show
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    type of:
    perturbación, turbación
    activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
  6. noun
    a large and noisy party of people
    synonyms: cirio, fiesta, gresca, guaracha, jaleo, juerga, zambra
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    type of:
    fiesta
    a group of people gathered together for pleasure
  7. noun
    an idle worthless person
    synonyms: ablandabrevas, calamidad, cantonero, inútil, mequetrefe, pelafustán, trasto
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    gandul, holgazán, vago
    person who does no work
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