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gusano

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Borrowed from Spanish gusano.

noun gusanos · gusanoes

derogatory A Cuban reactionary or counter-revolutionary. [...] in honor of the charitable work of the Cuban-born gusano singer Gloria Estefan and her husband Emilio. A few yards away, homeless people tried to get some sleep.
broadly, derogatory A reactionary or counter-revolutionary of any nationality, especially one who supports and/or calls for Western intervention. Gusano is an insult used by every socialist aimed at people who abandon their country for western luxury. I’ve seen Chinese people use it against other Chinese (particularly Hong Kongers), Vietnamese against other Vietnamese, and obviously Cubans against Floridian Cubans.
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@misc{gusano_2026,
  title = {gusano},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gusano},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}