The word papu is a term widely used in Taringa !, an Argentine social network that today is found in all Spanish-speaking countries. A famous meme says "pass the pack daddy." Another "but look at that pack daddy." Also "where is the pack?"
The term papu is part of the jargon of the social network, called by users "taringuera jargon", and means "dad", "friend", "kid".
What does papu mean?
In Taringa !, the term "papu" comes from the word "papa" which, in turn, results from the relaxed pronunciation of the word "papa". This term means "friend", "boy", "kid", "boy".
The term "papu" is usually used in the titles of the posts of Taringa !, and it is typical to find it in expressions such as "pass, papu" or "come in, papu"; This constitutes a way of inviting other users to read the published post.
Within this network, "papu" is synonymous with "lynx", another of the taringuera jargon terms.
Papu, a term from the social network Taringa!
Taringa! is a social network belonging to Hernán Bobtol and Matías Bobtol and created by Fernando Sanz.
This network began operating in Argentina in 2004 and later expanded its range of reach to other countries in Latin America and the world.
Currently, the Taringa! It is found in all Spanish-speaking countries in the world, with Argentina, Spain, Peru, Colombia and the Latino community in the United States being the main users of this network.
It is the fifth most popular social network in Latin America and the most important in Argentina, after facebook, twitter, google +, youtube and instagram.
The network Taringa! It is made up of 27 million registered users, according to the statistics offered by the page, who are the authors of the hundreds of posts on various topics (tutorials, recipes, book reviews) that are published daily on the page.
Taringuero Language
Social networks tend to develop a unique language. For example, on Twitter, terms such as “tweet” and “retweet” are used, and “like” has become popular on Facebook.
In Taringa !, as in any other social network, a special "jargon" has been developed used by its users, which includes expressions such as "papu", "lynx", "papa", "mystical toucan", "Thick", "fat", "greasy", "posta", "crape", "crapero", "what mischief", "machine", "machine", among others.
This exclusive language has been developing since 2004, the year Taringa! Was launched.
However, it was not until 2014, as reported by the same users of the network, that certain terms were popularized within the social network, such as the aforementioned “papu”.
Post published in the social network Taringa! Photo recovered from www.taringa.net
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