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los garabatos

scribbles, doodles, swear words, obscenities

→ garabato
noun · plural masculine Rare #47,261
scribbles, doodles Often refers to writing or drawings that are messy or hard to make out.
SP: Hice unos garabatos en mi cuaderno mientras hablaba por teléfono.
EN: I made some doodles in my notebook while talking on the phone.
swear words, obscenities Used in some regions, especially in the phrase decir garabatos.
SP: No digas garabatos delante de los niños.
EN: Don't swear in front of the children.

¡No digas garabatos!

Don't swear!

De día vende cebollas y de noche pinta garabatos.

By day he sells onions, and by night he paints doodles.

— Amélie (2001)

¿Qué tal si dejas los garabatos y averiguas quién le paga?

How about you stop doodling and find out who pays him?

— Левиафан (2014)

Solo son un montón de garabatos.

They're just a bunch of scribbles.

— Chicago (2002)

Había garabatos por todo el muro.

There were scribbles all over the wall.