"no sabo kid" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /noʊ ˈsɑ.boʊ kɪd/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-no sabo kid.wav Forms: no sabo kids [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish (yo) no sabo, an incorrect way of saying no sé (“I don't know”), + kid. Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|yo no sabo|(yo) no sabo}} Spanish (yo) no sabo Head templates: {{en-noun|head=no sabo kid}} no sabo kid (plural no sabo kids)
  1. (derogatory, offensive) a Hispanic person who grew up in a non-Spanish speaking country and knows little to no Spanish Tags: derogatory, offensive
    Sense id: en-no_sabo_kid-en-noun-qUCZnLN5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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