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The act of running off with someone else's property and leaving the victim looking like a total sucker. It refers to a rip-off, a swindle, or a theft where the victim is outsmarted.
- Yo, did you hear what Cakito did to Bocaeperro? - No, man! What happened? - He pulled a tumbe on him for his Jordans (high-value sneakers are a major status symbol). - Damn! What a rip-off!
Automatically translated from Spanish
The act or result of taking something that does not belong to you, especially when you keep a borrowed item indefinitely. (In Panama, the word is also famously used for drug related heists).
A: 'Where did you get that shirt from?' B: 'Oh, my sister lent it to me. But that is already a tumbe.'
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