Rare and Amusing Insults, Volume 2 | Merriam-Webster
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WEBThe Cacafuego was a Spanish ship captured in 1579 by the English admiral Sir Francis Drake. The word may have developed its insulting sense because some sailors - either the ones who lost the ship or the ones who won it - did some serious bragging. Cacafuego, by the way, comes from the Spanish word fuego, meaning "fire," and, ultimately, the ...
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