buscapleitos
casual
A troublemaker is a buscapleitos, literally someone who looks for fights. Camorrista and revoltoso are common too, and in Venezuela and the Caribbean you hear bochinchero.
Meaning: person who causes trouble (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | Note |
|---|---|
| buscapleitos | casual |
| Camorrista | common |
| Bochinchero | Venezuela, Caribbean, slang |
| Revoltoso | common |
These words describe someone who starts arguments, stirs up gossip or causes disorder at school or at work.
Which one should you use?
Revoltoso is also used for lively kids who cannot sit still, so it is often lighter than buscapleitos.
Is it said differently in some regions?
Bochinche means a commotion or gossip in Caribbean Spanish, and a bochinchero is the person who creates it.
Did you know?
- The word bochinche also means a noisy party or commotion in the Caribbean.
Examples in context
- No invites a Rafa, es un buscapleitos.Do not invite Rafa, he is a troublemaker.
- Ese niño es muy revoltoso.That kid is a handful.
- Ella siempre arma bochinche.She always stirs up trouble.
Example conversation
Dos vecinas, Rosa y Beatriz, hablan en un patio de Caracas.
- Rosa¿Viste lo que hizo Mauricio?Did you see what Mauricio did?
- BeatrizSí, es un bochinchero.Yes, he is a troublemaker.
- RosaMejor ni le hacemos caso.Better not to pay attention to him.
