chupatintas

Spanish

Etymology

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

Noun

chupatintas m (plural chupatintas)

(often derogatory) a pencil pusher, a pen pusher (one who does routine office work)
Synonyms: (vulgar) cagatintas, tinterillo

Further reading

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

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