segundear

Spanish

Etymology

From segundo (“second”) + -ear.

Verb

segundear (first-person singular present segundeo, first-person singular preterite segundeé, past participle segundeado)

  1. (Mexico, colloquial) to support or back someone up in a secondary role.
    • 2020, Personajes protagónicos terminaron segundeando‎[1]:
      Personajes protagónicos terminaron segundeando.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    Yo propuse la idea y él me segundeó.
    I proposed the idea, and he backed me up.
  2. (Mexico, colloquial, figurative) to take on a subordinate or second-best role; to play second fiddle.
    Durante un foro de telenovelas, varios usuarios comentaban que algunos personajes terminaron segundeando a los protagonistas.
    During a telenovela forum discussion, several users commented that some characters ended up playing a supporting role to the protagonists.

Usage notes

Used colloquially to describe acting in support of another person rather than leading, or being relegated to a secondary role. Semantically related to the expression hacer la segunda and to the standard verb secundar, though segundear is more informal and regionally marked.

Synonyms

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