What does chusma in Spanish mean?

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

The word chusma in Spanish means lowlife, riffraff, rabble, nosy, gossiping, gossip. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word chusma

lowlife, riffraff, rabble

nombre femenino (peyorativo (gente baja, soez) (disapproving)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi sobrino era un buen chico hasta que se empezó a juntar con la chusma y se torció.
My nephew was a good boy until he started hanging out with the lowlifes (or: riffraffs) and went off the rails.

nosy, gossiping

adjetivo de una sola terminación (AR, PY, UY: coloquial (chismoso, entrometido)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
No soporto a los vecinos chusmas que siempre quieren saberlo todo.

gossip

nombre común en cuanto al género (AR, PY, UY: coloquial (persona chismosa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El recepcionista es un chusma que hace preguntas indiscretas.

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