An unintelligent character that stands out in the Rio de la Plata lunfardo
The term otario has a common use in the common language of countries such as Argentina and Uruguay, where it is used to refer to a person who has a very vague intelligence and who therefore turns out to be very easy to deceive in any aspect. Even in lunfardo, which is a hyper popular slang in Argentina, the term otario is widely used to refer to people who have the aforementioned characteristics.
Also in tango, which is one of the most autochthonous cultural expressions in Argentina and where the lunfardo also occupies a very special place in the lyrics, the word otario usually appears regularly in the different compositions of this style.
"For another reason, Juan's motorcycle was stolen at the door of his house."
Clearly, then, the otary is a person whom people in general consider easy to take advantage of or to fool. For this reason, normally these types of people tend to fall into the clutches of scammers, who have tremendous acuity when it comes to detecting these types of personalities and then hitting them.
Ultimately the word otario is used in a negative and pejorative sense to whom it is applied.
A type of aquatic mammal but adapted for land transit
And there is a second meaning for this word and that is the one that designates a special type of mammals, also called otaríidos or otariidae, similar to seals. They are pinnipeds because they are fully adapted to life in the water, their body is elongated, they have very short legs and their hands and feet are shaped like finned palms. Bears, wolves and sea lions are the most famous representatives of this family.
Although they are confused with seals, the main differences lie in the ears they have and the ease with which they walk on the earth's surface. In this last aspect, the fact that the hind legs are facing forward counts positively. Anyway, the adaptation they present is fantastic for swimming.
