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joder.

to annoy, bug, bother, irritate

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/xoˈdeɾ/[xoˈð̞eɾ]/ˌxoˈdeɾ/[ˌxoˈð̞eɾ]
  1. to annoy, bug, bother, irritate

    transitive · vulgar
    Deja de joder a mi perro.
    Estábamos jodiéndote.
  2. to tell annoying jokes

    intransitive · vulgar
    No jodas, que ese chiste no tiene gracia.
  3. to be very annoying, difficult, tiring (be difficult)

    intransitive · vulgar
    Cómo jode este trabajo.
    Qué me jode tener que esperarlos siempre.
  4. to become ruined, fucked (said of a thing)

    intransitive · reflexive · vulgar
    Ya se nos jodió todo el viaje.
    Se jodió la fiesta.
  5. to become ruined, fucked (said of a person)

    Spain · intransitive · reflexive · vulgar
    ¡Jódete, y que se joda tu madre también!
    Me jodí, parece muy difícil.
  6. to fuck, to have sex

    Costa-Rica · Spain · ambitransitive · dated · literally · rare · vulgar
    Oí a mis amigos jodiendo en la otra habitación.
  7. to fuck over, to put someone in a difficult situation

    transitive · vulgar
    Ahora sí que nos han jodido después de subirnos la renta.
    Me jodiste con esa pregunta.
  8. to fuck up, smash, wreak, break, damage

    Dominican-Republic · El-Salvador · Mexico · Spain · transitive · vulgar
    ¡Me jodiste la máquina!
    ¡Me jodiste la computadora!
  9. to feel something intensely

    pronominal · vulgar
    Me jodo de miedo.
  10. to joke, to kid

    vulgar
    Yo te estaba jodiendo.
  11. to hate, to piss one off

    pronominal · vulgar
    Me jode comer manzanas.
Where this word comes from

From older *hoder, from Old Spanish foder, from Latin futuere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to hit”). The unexpected initial /x/ instead of being silent comes from the frequent emphasis on the /h/ sound. Compare Spanish jamelgo from Latin famelicus. Cognate with English footle, Catalan fotre, French foutre, Italian fottere, Portuguese foder, Galician foder, Romanian fute, and Sicilian fùttiri. Attested since 18th century.

intj/xoˈdeɾ/[xoˈð̞eɾ]/ˌxoˈdeɾ/[ˌxoˈð̞eɾ]
  1. fuck!

    Spain · vulgar
    ¡Joder, Hoy es un buen día!
    Joder, qué buena idea.
  2. jeez!, damn! (expression of surprise)

    Spain · vulgar
Where this word comes from

From older *hoder, from Old Spanish foder, from Latin futuere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to hit”). The unexpected initial /x/ instead of being silent comes from the frequent emphasis on the /h/ sound. Compare Spanish jamelgo from Latin famelicus. Cognate with English footle, Catalan fotre, French foutre, Italian fottere, Portuguese foder, Galician foder, Romanian fute, and Sicilian fùttiri. Attested since 18th century.

adv/xoˈdeɾ/[xoˈð̞eɾ]/ˌxoˈdeɾ/[ˌxoˈð̞eɾ]
  1. the fuck (as an intensifier)

    nonstandard · vulgar
    ¿Pero qué joder es esto?
Where this word comes from

From older *hoder, from Old Spanish foder, from Latin futuere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to hit”). The unexpected initial /x/ instead of being silent comes from the frequent emphasis on the /h/ sound. Compare Spanish jamelgo from Latin famelicus. Cognate with English footle, Catalan fotre, French foutre, Italian fottere, Portuguese foder, Galician foder, Romanian fute, and Sicilian fùttiri. Attested since 18th century.

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