Spanish: Cantinflear

Type: Slang

Meaning: to talk in circles

El verbo “cantinflear” quiere decir hablar o actuar de forma incongruente y disparatada, sin decir nada. Viene de la forma de hablar del cómico mexicano Cantinflas, o sea Mario Moreno Reyes. (The verb “cantinflear” means to speak or act in an incongruous or ridiculous manner without saying anything meaningful. It comes from the way of talking of the Mexican comic Cantinflas, or Mario Moreno Reyes.)