socarronería

Definitions of socarronería
  1. noun
    shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
    synonyms: ingeniosidad, malicia, maña, picardía, taima, taimería, zorrería
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    type of:
    perspicacia, sagacidad
    intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
  2. noun
    verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
    synonyms: coña
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    types:
    comedia
    a comic incident or series of incidents
    juego de palabras, retruécano
    a humorous play on words
    type of:
    humorada, jocosidad
    a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
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