What does carajo in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word carajo in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use carajo in Spanish.

The word carajo in Spanish means damn it, hell, dick, cock, s***ty, crappy, f***ing, f***ing, give a s***, be shot to hell, mad as hell, tell to go to hell, not be worth a damn, like hell. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word carajo

damn it, hell

interjección (vulgar (expresa enfado) (vulgar)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
¡Que ya te di dinero, carajo!
Damn it, I already gave you the money!

dick, cock

nombre masculino (vulgar (órgano: pene) (vulgar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En lugar de marear ve y tócate el carajo.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. A man's penis is sometimes referred to as his dick (or: cock).

s***ty, crappy

locución adjetiva (coloquial (malo, desagradable) (vulgar, slang)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Tiene un humor del carajo.

f***ing

locución adjetiva (calor, frío: intenso) (US: vulgar, slang)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Está haciendo un frío del carajo.

f***ing

locución adjetiva (muy intenso) (US: vulgar, slang)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Tiene un hambre del carajo y por eso está de mal genio.

give a s***

locución verbal (coloquial (no importarle nada) (vulgar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Me importa un carajo si no te dio tiempo; me entregas eso ya.

be shot to hell

locución verbal (CR, coloquial (plan, proyecto: fracasar) (colloquial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La producción se fue al carajo.

mad as hell

locución interjectiva (CR, MX, vulgar (denota enfado)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Estoy que me lleva el carajo porque mi jefe me gritó.

tell to go to hell

locución verbal (coloquial, vulgar (rechazar con violencia)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Si se vuelve a aparecer por aquí lo mandamos al carajo.

not be worth a damn

locución verbal (vulgar (no valer nada)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ese libro no vale un carajo; es un mamotreto.
That book is not worth a damn: it's a giant paperweight.

like hell

locución interjectiva (vulgar (expresa rechazo) (vulgar)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
¿Que tiene muchos problemas? ¡Y un carajo!
He has a lot of problems? Like hell he does!

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