The derogatory adjectives are those adjectives that have a negative meaning, of contempt or irony and, therefore, provide the noun with derogatory characteristics. For example: skinny, bored.
In Spanish there are several derogatory suffixes , that is, endings that are added to the end of a word to give a new derogatory or contemptuous meaning.
- -acho, -acha
- -aco, -aca
- -achuelo, -ichuelo
- -ajo, -aha
- -ango, -anga
- -asco, -asca
- -astro, -astra
- -ato, -ata
- -ejo, -eja
- -smell
- -orrio, -orria
- -orro, -orra
- -orio, -oria
- -ote, -ota
- -soil, -sole
- -long, -lucha
- -uco, -uca
- -uja, -uja
- -uzo, -uza
- -zuelo, -zuela
These suffixes can be used to form:
- Derogatory nouns . For example: zuela woman , gent uza , cas ucha .
- Derogatory adjectives . For example: flac ong , dient udo , santurr ng .
Examples of derogatory adjectives
While every word, including derogatory adjectives, must be understood in context, there are some examples of adjectives that generally have derogatory meaning.
| bored | hottie | bland |
| yellowish | pigheaded | Useless |
| tie down | little boy | slow |
| childish | malnourished | you liar |
| penny pincher | rickety | myopic |
| paunchy | toothy | big ear |
| whitish | stupid | hick |
| soft | feucho | short |
| squishy | scrawny | village |
| fool | fatty | sanctimonious |
| mouth | moron | dirty |
| drunk | ignorant | dunce |
