hacer el primo

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to do [like] the cousin [does]”. However, the sense of (primo) being referred to is that of dope, sucker.

Verb

hacer el primo (first-person singular present hago el primo, first-person singular preterite hice el primo, past participle hecho el primo)

1. (idiomatic) to be a sucker; to be easily fooled

Further reading

• “hacer el primo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014