Describes a dishonest, self serving person who betrays or scams others for personal gain. The word is an inversion of the syllables of the verb cagar, which means to screw someone over, referring to someone who habitually screws others over (this style of backward slang is known as vesre in the Rio de la Plata region).
I cannot believe he kept the change from the barbecue, he turned out to be a total garca.
A dishonest person who habitually deceives others or acts in bad faith for personal gain. It refers to someone who lacks principles and cannot be trusted (the term often implies a lack of codes, which are the informal rules of loyalty and street ethics common in the region).
That guy turned out to be a total garca, he promised he would pay me for the work on Monday and now he won't even answer his phone.
A shady person or a swindler who is constantly screwing others over, especially in business or financial matters (the term is backslang for cagador, meaning someone who shits on people).
Yesterday I went to the market to buy bread and that garca overcharged me a ton.
Adjective. Used to describe an object or person as fake, useless, poor quality, or generally horrible. (In Argentina, this term comes from flipping the syllables of the verb cagar, to shit, and is most frequently used to describe a swindler or a scumbag).
These sneakers are a total garca, meaning they are poor quality or look like garbage.