How is the word migajero translated from Spanish to English

English translation
someone who settles for crumbs of affection
noun

Persona que se conforma con las migajas de cariño de alguien que no le corresponde.

Someone who accepts very little affection or attention in a relationship, despite wanting more.

Examples with “migajero”

See how the word “migajero” is used in sentences

  • No seas migajero: te escribe solo cuando se aburre. Don't be a migajero — they only text you when they're bored.

  • Se conformó con un «buenos días» a la semana, puro migajero. One «good morning» a week was enough for him: a true migajero.

  • Dejé de ser migajero el día que me cansé de esperar. I stopped being a migajero the day I got tired of waiting.

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How “migajero” is used

«Migajas» means crumbs, and the word is exactly that: someone tosses you a crumb of attention and you live on it for a week.

English has breadcrumbing, but there the label goes to the person dropping the crumbs. Spanish names the other side — the one picking them up — and usually says it as advice: «no seas migajero». The feminine form is migajera.

Forms of “migajero”

  • migajero of a man
  • migajera of a woman
  • no seas migajero said as advice

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