Community

Your word isn't here yet

Join Hablaaa and add the expression no one else has documented.

/Sounds like "reh" (as in "red") + "peh" (as in "pet") + "LEHN" (as in "let") + "teh" (as in "ten")/

Meaning

An insufferable, intensely annoying person who gets on everyone's nerves from the moment they arrive. A repelente doesn't need to try, irritating people is their natural state of being.

Examples

He's insufferable, always finding something negative to say.

That little brat ruined the whole game.

Regional synonyms

A hard hit or heavy blow, physical or figurative, that leaves serious consequences. In the Caribbean it often means a devastating strike to someone's business, reputation, or project: the kind of move that leaves lasting damage. Can also literally mean a hard fall or collision.