"papel mojado" meaning in All languages combined

See papel mojado on Wiktionary

Noun [Spanish]

Etymology: Literally, “wet paper”. Head templates: {{head|es|noun}} papel mojado
  1. (idiomatic) something useless, something that has no authority, lip service, "not worth the paper it's written on" Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-papel_mojado-es-noun-ZfgAcCA4
  2. (idiomatic) dead letter (document that no longer has authority) Tags: idiomatic Related terms: hacer brindis al sol
    Sense id: en-papel_mojado-es-noun-tjiSBDfh Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 14 86
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