Word of the Day: Tiquismiquis

Ever met someone who refuses to eat spaghetti because the sauce touched the fork? Congratulations — you’ve just encountered a tiquismiquis.

🧐 Tiquismiquis (pronounced: tee-kee-smee-kees) is a Spanish word used to describe an annoyingly picky person, someone who fusses over the tiniest details. Think:
– “The napkin is too rough.”
– “This water tastes… too watery.”
– “I can’t wear beige on a Tuesday.”

Yeah. That kind of person.

📍 Common in Spain (and even more fun to say after a glass of wine), tiquismiquis is often used playfully — as in:
“Don’t be such a tiquismiquis, it’s just a little sand in your paella!”

✨ It’s not exactly an insult — more like a light roast for those charmingly unbearable friends who would declutter Marie Kondo’s closet… because it sparks too much joy.

🔄 English equivalents? Maybe a fussy eater, a neat freak, or just… a drama queen in disguise.

Fun fact: No one really knows where tiquismiquis comes from — some say it’s just a made-up sound to mock picky people. Which kind of makes it perfect.

💬 Do you know a tiquismiquis? Or… are you one? (It’s OK. We still love you. As long as you don’t complain about this post’s font size.)