Los Colchoneros
Used as a nickname for the European La Liga football club Atlético de Madrid. The word means 'the mattress makers'. They were called this because their shirts used to resemble traditional red and white striped Spanish mattresses.
The los colchoneros play in the Spanish top division!
Colchonero
A supporter of Atlético de Madrid. Means "Mattress", because at the beginings of XX century in Spain, the mattress were red and white stripes (as their main t-shirt).
- Hey, do you support any team?
: Yes, I'm a colchonero, from Atlético de Madrid
: Yes, I'm a colchonero, from Atlético de Madrid