irse de picos pardos

== Spanish == === Etymology === The original meaning of "go to a brothel" stems from the days of Charles III of Spain, when prostitutes had to wear a brown dress cut in such a way that they resembled beaks. === Verb === irse de picos pardos (first-person singular present me voy de picos pardos, first-person singular preterite me fui de picos pardos, past participle ido de picos pardos) (idiomatic) to go out on a bender; paint the town red (archaic, idiomatic) to go out whoring === Further reading === “irse alguien a, o de picos pardos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025