irse de picos pardos
Spanish
Etymology
The original meaning of "go to a brothel" stems from the days of Charles III of Spain, when prostitutes had to wear a brown dress cut in such a way that they resembled beaks.
Verb
irse de picos pardos (first-person singular present me voy de picos pardos, first-person singular preterite me fui de picos pardos, past participle ido de picos pardos)
- (idiomatic) to go out on a bender; paint the town red
- (archaic, idiomatic) to go out whoring
Further reading
- “irse alguien a, o de picos pardos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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