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A derogatory term for a weakling or pushover who lacks their own will and is easily manipulated. It describes someone with no initiative who is viewed as insignificant or useless (literally a straw man or puppet).
Stop being such a pelele and stand up to your boss, because he is using you to do all the dirty work.
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Refers to a man with no backbone who is easily manipulated by his partner or anyone else around him. He is the type of guy who has no say and ends up being a simple puppet who just follows orders.
Stop being such a pelele and tell your boss you are not working Sunday, you already had plans with us.
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A term for a man who lacks backbone and is easily manipulated by others, acting like a puppet without his own will. He is someone no one takes seriously because he is considered insignificant or a pushover.
That guy is a total pelele, he does whatever his girlfriend says without talking back and even carries her purse at the mall.
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Refers to a man who lacks a backbone and is easily manipulated by others, acting without his own judgment. He is a pushover who lets people make decisions for him and behaves submissively.
Stop being such a pelele and tell your boss you are not working this Sunday, have some self-respect.
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A dummy or a fool, someone who is slow to catch on or lacks character (literally a straw man or puppet).
Jose never understands anything, what a pelele he is.
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A puppet or rag doll: used figuratively to describe a weak-willed person who is easily manipulated by others. It refers to a simpleton or a pushover who lacks a backbone.
My cousin is a pelele, his wife manipulates him for everything. He is a fool.
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Refers to a person with no backbone who is easily manipulated or acts in a naive, foolish way. It is that individual who lacks personality and ends up being everyone else's puppet (literally meaning a rag doll or straw man).
You looked like a pelele waiting for two hours on the corner while your friends went somewhere else and didn't even let you know.
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A person who acts like a clown or a jester to entertain a specific group of people.
The pelele made me laugh.
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