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Old January 04, 2018, 03:58 PM
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Hello, Poli.

Happy New Year!

Here is what DRAE gives (see defn 2, 2)

gazapo1
De or. inc.

1. m. Conejo nuevo.

2. m. coloq. Hombre disimulado y astuto.



gazapo2
Der. regres. de gazapatón.

1. m. coloq. Mentira, embuste.

2. m. coloq. Yerro que por inadvertencia deja escapar quien escribe o habla.

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The use in Latin America is similar.
If you check "gazapo" in CREA, you will find usages in Venezuela, El Salvador, Chile, Mexico, Nicaragua, etc.

This is the link for CREA,
http://corpus.rae.es/creanet.html

¡Saludos!

Ah, here is a very interesting article about "gazapos"...

http://www.perezreverte.com/articulo...s-y-listillos/
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Last edited by JPablo; January 04, 2018 at 04:00 PM. Reason: Added interesting link.
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