My wife calls me that sometimes.

Cabrón works too. Interchangeable.

... depending on tone and context. If I smile and say "Ay, Cabrón", I'm just gretting my pal: "Hey, Dude!" My 'mano even describes himself as "muy cabrón!"

Does Puta someone who will do anything for money from Putin?

We had several latino neighbors.
I'm a good sized fellow and the neighbors
called me "oso" (bear).
My first name is Bob and when they saw me
they would smile and wave and say "Hola Bob Oso!"

than pubic hair any day

I know it just means 'guy', but I like it.

Or gorilas, in Argentina.

You know. On account on their being such knuckle draggers.

There's been lot of voter registration efforts in their communities

Perfect!

But it's used pretty much the way we use "asshole". It's almost as severe as "estupido".

I refer to him as “Trumpendejo”. Gets a smile.

BTW you can't be a good American and support unAmerican activities @ the same time.

Votaré como voto cada año. Una cosa es segura, y esta es que no votaré por ningún pendejo!