chichitachi
n.— «Juan Díaz, residente en el Campo de Gibraltar, aporta algunas voces del Spanglish de la comarca. Por ejemplo, chinga (=chewing gum, chicle), ovatay (=over time, horas extraordinarias). En la misma línea de chiquichanca, añade chichitachi (=don nadie). Seguimos con el sonido chi y su carácter despectivo. Recordemos chiquilicuatre, chisgarabís, chichinabo. » —“El inglés y el latín ubicuos” by Amando de Miguel Libertad Digital (Spain) Mar. 8, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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