aixafaguitarres

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of aifaxa (“to crush”) +‎ guitarres (“guitars”). From the idiom aixafar la guitarra (a algú).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) /əˌʃa.fə.ɡiˈta.rəs/

IPA^(key): (Valencian) /ajˌʃa.fa.ɡiˈta.res/

Noun

aixafaguitarres m or f by sense (invariable)

killjoy, spoilsport
Synonym: esgarriacries

Further reading

“aixafaguitarres” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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