# The best catchphrases and words of Chiquito de la Calzada

The «dictionary» of Gregorio Sánchez, aka Chiquito de la Calzada (Málaga, 1932-2017), which after the TV show «Genio y figura» (Antena 3, 1994) took over everyday Spanish. Which one do you still use without realising?

- 146 votes · 13 items
- Nov 8, 2021 · Andrea García Redondo
- https://even.best/en/l/349/the-best-catchphrases-and-words-of-chiquito-de-la-calzada

## Top 12

1. **Fistro!** (17 · ▲19 ▼2) — His most famous made-up word: it can mean any thing, person or animal. In his words, «a planetary word».
2. **Sinner of the prairie** (13 · ▲15 ▼2) — His star nickname for anyone, also popularized by the film «Here comes Condemor, the sinner of the prairie» (1996).
3. **See you later, Lucas!** (13 · ▲14 ▼1) — His way of saying goodbye, now used by half of Spain.
4. **Coward!** (12 · ▲13 ▼1) — Often followed by «Sinnerl!», aimed at whoever crossed his path.
5. **I can'tor!** (8 · ▲9 ▼1) — What he shouted, hand on his lower back, when something was too much for him.
6. **Seven horses are coming from Bonanza** (7 · ▲10 ▼3) — One of his nonsense fillers to start or stretch a joke.
7. **Do you realise?** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — «Do you realise?» Chiquito-style, repeated between jokes.
8. **Stoppor!** (6 · ▲8 ▼2) — What he said with his arm out to stop the audience in its tracks.
9. **To the attackerl!** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — His battle cry, with his famous little steps; it even ended up on a traffic light in Málaga.
10. **I'm going to wipe out your little zero** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — One of his most remembered comic threats.
11. **Diodenal** (4 · ▲7 ▼3) — Another of his made-up words that fitted any sentence: «it's diodenal».
12. **Jarl!** (4 · ▲6 ▼2) — His interjection of surprise that passed into colloquial speech.
13. **By the glory of my mother** (4 · ▲6 ▼2) — His usual oath, swearing that what he was telling was true.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.