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/Sounds like 'sehr oon pel-MAH-soh'/

To be an incredibly tiresome, annoying person who won't stop pestering. In Spain, a pelmazo is the person who latches on, talks endlessly about nothing, and somehow never reads the signals that everyone wants them to stop.

Example

"Ese pelmazo me tuvo una hora contándome sus problemas sin dejarme irme."

"No seas pelmazo, ya contesté esa pregunta dos veces. → That bore had me standing there for an hour telling me about his problems without letting me leave."

"Don't be a pain, I already answered that question twice."

Word family
Regional synonyms:

Plática sin importancia, hablar mucho sin decir absolutamente nada sustancial ni útil. La cháchara es esa conversación que llena el tiempo, ocupa el silencio pero no aporta ni una sola idea de valor.