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General Slang
no dispara un chícharo
noh dees-PAH-rah oon CHEE-chah-roh · phrase · slang
Dead lazy, won't lift a finger (Cuba)
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Describes a very lazy person who won't do anything — 'doesn't fire off a single pea'.
“Ese muchacho no dispara un chícharo en la casa.”
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no dispara un chícharo In A Sentence
Ese muchacho no dispara un chícharo en la casa.
Origin & Usage
Cuban Spanish idiom.
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What does 'no dispara un chícharo' mean?
It means someone is dead lazy and won't lift a finger — literally 'doesn't fire off a single pea (chickpea)'.
Why 'chícharo' (pea) in this phrase?
It's a colorful Cuban image: not even shooting off one tiny pea underscores just how little the lazy person does.
How do you use it?
Use it to describe an idler, e.g. 'Ese muchacho no dispara un chícharo en la casa' ('That kid won't do a thing around the house').
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