Meaning

(derogatory, leftism) A Cuban reactionary or counter-revolutionary..

Definitions by Sense

1. (derogatory, leftism) A Cuban reactionary or counter-revolutionary.
2. (by extension, derogatory, leftism) A reactionary or counter-revolutionary of any nationality, especially one who supports and/or calls for Western intervention.

Example Sentences

[...] 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.

was amerika’s grip on Cuba and Venezuela and Hawaii and Puerto Rico and Guam and Iraq and Haiti and indian residential schools was the miami gusanos cheering for Fidel’s death

We had a Gusano come and complain about local Murals of Castro. So fucking funny, never expected Miami Gusanos to go around posting this outside their circle jerks.

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.

A Russian gusano miserably arguing that the fall of the USSR was good.

If you thought Iranian gusanos were bad, wait until you see Arab gusanos.

That being said, Colombia has always been dominated almost exclusively by right-wing gusanoes [...]

Word Forms

• gusanos
• gusanoes

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