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cafre

🇵🇷 Spanish slang from Puerto Rico

What does “cafre” mean?

crass, low-class person

Example

“Ese tipo es un cafre, tira basura en la calle.”
That guy's a slob, he throws rubbish in the street.

Good to know

Snobbish, so careful.

Who you can say it to

With friends, not your boss

🙄 Teasing

The textbook way to say it: vulgar

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