What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of foto (photo), del (of the) and culo (ass/buttocks).
Which one should you use?
While foto del culo is the default, you may also use the informal variants foto de trasero, imagen de culito or foto de pompas depending on the desired tone or region.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
foto del culo is highly informal and uses a vulgar term for the buttocks. The other variants foto de trasero, imagen de culito and foto de pompas are also considered informal.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexican Spanish, one may use foto de pompas to say "booty pic", while in Argentine Spanish, foto de cola is used. In Spain, a casual way to refer to a "booty pic" is foto de culo.
How does it change in a sentence?
To say "a booty pic" instead of just "booty pic", add the indefinite article una to the front, resulting in una foto del culo.
Did you know?
- The word pompas used in Mexican Spanish literally means 'bubbles' or 'blisters'. This creates a visual metaphor comparing the roundness of the buttocks to bubbles.
- While culo is vulgar in many contexts, it is used in common idioms like estar hasta el culo, which means to be completely fed up with something.
- The word culo comes from the Latin culus, which was already used in antiquity to refer to the posterior.
Examples in context
- Me envió una foto del culo.He sent me a booty pic.
- No quiero ver esa foto del culo.I don't want to see that booty pic.
- Ella pidió una foto del culo por chat.She asked for a booty pic via chat.
Example conversation
Javier and Sofía are talking privately on a messaging app.
- Javier¿Me mandas una foto del culo?Will you send me a booty pic?
- Sofía¡Qué vergüenza, Javier!How embarrassing, Javier!
- JavierEs broma, no te enojes.I'm joking, don't get angry.
- SofíaEres un pesado.You are annoying.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries culo, del, foto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
