cagatintas

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of caga (“to shit”) +‎ tintas (“inks”).

Noun

cagatintas m (plural cagatintas)

(vulgar) pencil pusher (one who does routine office work)
Synonyms: (vulgar) chupatintas, tinterillo

Further reading

“cagatintas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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