groserías

groserías
 n.— «Una amable dama sería capaz de decir que su hijo está “deliberando groserías”, que traduce “delivering groceries”, o sea, distribuyendo abastos.» —“Avatares del idioma” by Lisandro Otero Rebelión June 23, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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