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Spanish · Insults (Aimed at a Person)

Ojete

oh-HEH-teh · /o.ˈxe.te/

Asshole / rotten person

3/5 Watch your audience

genuinely rude; friends only, never at work

Literally

"Asshole (the anatomical one)"

Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.

How to use it

Very close to "culero" — a nasty, unfair person. "Portarse ojete" = to act like a jerk. Solidly rude, friends-and-enemies only. A little more common in central Mexico.

Heard in the wild

No seas ojete, préstame veinte pesos.

Don't be a jerk, lend me twenty pesos.

Where it lands

Mexico (central, universal understanding)

Quick answers

What does "Ojete" mean?
In Spanish, "Ojete" means "Asshole / rotten person". Literally it's "Asshole (the anatomical one)". Very close to "culero" — a nasty, unfair person. "Portarse ojete" = to act like a jerk. Solidly rude, friends-and-enemies only. A little more common in central Mexico.
Is "Ojete" offensive?
It's genuinely rude — a 3/5 (Watch your audience) on the Punch-o-Meter. Fine among friends, never at work or with people you've just met.
How do you pronounce "Ojete"?
Say it "oh-HEH-teh" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: o.ˈxe.te.

Related in Spanish

Güey GWEY (rhymes with 'way') Dude / man (filler); also 'idiot' when aimed Pendejo pen-DEH-hoh Dumbass / idiot Baboso bah-BOH-soh Idiot / fool / dope Menso MEN-soh Silly / dummy / dim Naco NAH-koh Tacky / trashy / classless Mamón mah-MOHN Stuck-up jerk / smug show-off

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