tragacionista

tragacionista

Spanish

Etymology

Blend of tragar (“swallow”) +‎ negacionista (“denier, denialist, negationist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /tɾaɡaθjoˈnista/, [t̪ɾa.ɣ̞a.θjoˈnis.t̪a]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /tɾaɡasjoˈnista/, [t̪ɾa.ɣ̞a.sjoˈnis.t̪a]

Noun

tragacionista m or f (plural tragacionistas)

1. (derogatory, neologism, Spain) Person who only believes the official version of the coronavirus, of each moment, even if it changes. And they deny that vaccines can have any adverse effects. And they deny that governments take advantage of COVID-19 to commit abuses.
   • 2021 March 15, Juan Manuel De Prada, “Tragacionistas”, in XLSemanal‎:

   • 2021 August 31, Anián Berto, “No somos negacionistas, ustedes son tragacionistas”, in El Confidencial Digital‎:

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