pipero

pipero

See also: piperò

Spanish

Etymology

• From pipa +‎ -ero
• (Madridista): Because some Real Madrid fans only go to the Santiago Bernabeu stadium to eat sunflower seeds and boo and hiss, and never cheer on the team.[1]
• (PlayStation fan): Term coined and popularized by the Spanish youtuber Saselandia, based in the meaning of the Real Madrid fan.[2][3][4]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈpeɾo/ [piˈpe.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: pi‧pe‧ro

Noun

pipero m (plural piperos, feminine pipera, feminine plural piperas)

1. (US) candy seller, candy vendor; (UK) sweet seller (person who sells seeds, candies and other snacks on the street)
2. (derogatory, Spain) Madridista, a Real Madrid fan who only boos and hisses, and never cheers on the team.
3. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (derogatory, Spain) A radical Sony and PlayStation fan and media specialized in Sony and PlayStation.

References

1. El pipero, el español, el mourinhista… estos son los tipos de madridistas
2. ¡¡¿¿QUÉ ES UN PSEUDO SONYER PIPERO??!! - Sasel - Piperos - Sony - Ps4 - Playstation - Fifa
3. Origen del término Pipero
4. Saselandia ¿Quién es Sasel?

Further reading

• “pipero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014