[cynwoody]

Pendejo means a dumba$$ and the term “hanging pubic hair” is so far removed from Spanglish it doesn’t exist. As in we no longer speak the Kings English...

Whatever ... The GOOG offers up a selection of nouns: hijo de puta, pendejo, coño, which would seem to add up to a general idea.

Further, the GOOG defines the Spanish verb pender as "hang, dangle, hang down".

And then there's the Wiktionary, wherein we find the smoking hanging gun:

Noun

pendejo m. (plural pendejos)

1. A pubic hair

[JouleZ]

You can both translate from the latin...pendar “to hang” but in Spanglish it means “dumbass”. Take it or leave it.

I didn’t make the word into slang...it is what it is and it means “dumbass” or “stupid” or “a$$hole”.

It’s derogatory.... whether or not it’s a hanging pubic hair. It’s derogatory.

[wardaddy]

thanks...some folks just like to argue apparently...that would be an understatement about our austere forum eh?

one(she) might have noticed in my original post that I used the phrase:

“actually means”

I suppose had I said “literally means” it might have proved more concise

I appreciate it