"comegambas" meaning in Spanish

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    "co‧me‧gam‧bas"
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          "ref": "2023 April 25, “Vox lanza una campaña contra los comegambas de UGT y CCOO para atraer el voto obrero”, in Libertad Digital:",
          "text": "Bajo la denominación de \"Los Comegambas\", el sindicato Solidaridad ha llevado a cabo una provocadora campaña frente a la sede de UGT en Madrid, con disfraces de gamba, para ridiculizar los conocidos mariscadas sufragadas por todos los españoles.",
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          "ref": "2023 March 28, Redacción, “Álvarez (UGT) estalla y califica de mamarracho al consejero de Vox que lo llamó comegambas”, in El Plural:",
          "text": "El secretario general de UGT, Pepe Álvarez, ha calificado de \"mamarracho\" al consejero de Vox que lo llamó comegambas.",
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          "ref": "2025 March 18, Redacción, “Rodrigo Alonso desvela de qué foto nació el mote comegambas para UGT y CC.OO.”, in Periodista Digital:",
          "text": "El mote comegambas nace de una foto viral de sindicalistas con bandejas de marisco que resurgió durante la huelga de transportes de 2022.",
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