desperado

     

Desperao ('desperate' in Spanish — this is an old and now incorrect usage of the word, today desesperado is the right word) means a person who cannot wait for something to happen, and sometimes may recur to violent or reckless actions.

Trivia about desperado

  • I'm like one of these 19th century bandits in the west; the Eagles like to sing about me
  • "Tequila Sunrise" is a track on this cowboy-themed Eagles album from 1973

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