* to give pumpkins
Idiom used here and there by Teens
It means to turn someone down and reject them, for example when they're flirting with you.
"Le pedí a María de salir conmigo a la fiesta pero me dio calabazas."
"I asked Maria to go to the party with me but she gave me pumpkins."
Added September 2020 by giadafardin
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