A person who acts like a tough guy or claims to be very brave when they are actually a total coward. (The term plays on the word macho, doubled to mock someone's false bravado).
Gabriel is such a MACHUMACHU, he cannot even kill a fly and yet he says he is going to fight those gang members.
To blab or broadcast someone else's private business to different social circles.
- I heard you have been bocineando about me buying a car. You are such a snitch! (In Argentina, calling someone a boton means they are a snitch or informer).
A blabbermouth, gossip, or snitch. It refers to someone who talks too much, exaggerates, or betrays secrets by not being able to keep their mouth shut.
You are such a lengua larga, you are out of the group. / Did you know Jose is planning a surprise party for you? Come on, why do you have to be such a lengua larga and ruin it!
A person who pulls out their gun just to show it off instead of firing it, used to describe someone who is all talk or acts tough without backing it up.
A snitch or a rat, someone who cannot keep their mouth shut or keep a secret. (This term was popularized by the Dominican hip-hop artist El Lapiz Conciente and is widely used in urban slang).
A jinx or person with bad luck whose plans always fail, often because they speak about things prematurely or talk too much. (In the Dominican Republic, the term relates to being 'asaroso', someone who attracts misfortune or ruins the energy of a situation).
Damn, you are a boca aguá! We got caught sneaking out because of you.