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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesenseñar el culo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ensenar el culo
"Le gusta gastar bromas enseñando el culo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of exposing one's bare buttocks as a prank, insult, or protest.
"The teenager was arrested for public mooning outside the stadium."
- 1
Present participle of moon; engaging in daydreaming or staring absently.
"She spent the entire afternoon mooning over old photographs."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'moon', meaning to expose one's buttocks as a prank or insult, recorded in British slang around the mid-20th century. The term likely relates to the pale, round appearance resembling the full moon.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mooning" is said worldwide
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montrer ses fesses
Transliteration: montre se fess
"Il a fait une blague en montrant ses fesses."
Blankziehen
Transliteration: blank-tsee-hen
"Das Blankziehen gilt als unangebrachter Streich."
mostrare il sedere
Transliteration: mostrare il sedere
"Ha fatto il gesto di mostrare il sedere per scherzo."
enseñar el culo
Transliteration: ensenar el culo
"Le gusta gastar bromas enseñando el culo."
mostrar as nádegas
Transliteration: mostrar as nadegas
"Ele foi multado por mostrar as nádegas na rua."
नितंब दिखाना
Transliteration: nitamb dikhana
"सार्वजनिक रूप से नितंब दिखाना एक अपराध है।"
露出臀部
Transliteration: lù chū tún bù
"他在人群中恶作剧地露出臀部。"
엉덩이 노출
Transliteration: eong-deong-i no-chul
"그는 공공장소에서 엉덩이를 노출하는 장난을 쳤다."
尻出し
Transliteration: shiri dashi
"彼はふざけて尻出しをした。"
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