pagafantes
Catalan
Etymology
Calque of Spanish pagafantas. Equivalent to paga (“pays for”) + Fanta, literally “Fanta buyer”. Popularized in a 2009 film of the same name.
Noun
pagafantes m or f (plural pagafantess)
- (Spain, slang) friend-zonee, nice guy, orbiter (someone stuck in the friend zone)
- 2022 February 9, Vincent Pons, “Pagafantes”, in Nosaltres La Veu:
- Un pagafantes és el típic balòstia que, pensant que pot traure’n un benefici amatori, convida a Fantes o cubates als seus ligues....El País Valencià també és pagafantes amb la gent que ve a visitar la nostra terra.
- A nice guy is the typical wimp who, thinking to get some kind of romantic benefit, treats their pals to Fantas or Cuba libres....The Valencian Community is also a nice guy to the people who come to visit our land.
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