Definitions tagged cobardía in the street dictionary.
To chicken out, back down, or lose one's nerve. It is also used when someone has to swallow their pride and come crawling back to ask for help or mercy after being arrogant. (An escupidera is a spittoon; the phrase implies being in a vulnerable or defeated state).
That idiot acted like a big shot and ended up pidiendo la escupidera.
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A crude slang expression used to describe someone who is scared or chickening out. It implies that a person is losing their nerve or getting cold feet in a vulgar way.
I am not going, se me arruga la verruga. Are you going to arrugar la verruga? It is just a game.
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A coward or someone who is too afraid to face their fears. It is also the nickname for fans of the River Plate soccer club (originally an insult mocking the team for a 1966 loss, the name was later embraced by supporters).
All the gallinas are in the Nunez neighborhood, at the Monumental stadium.
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To chicken out or get terrified. It is a vulgar way to express being scared shitless.
Someone knocked on the door and I me cagué all the way down to my legs.
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A cowardly or fearful person who lacks the guts to act on what they want. (Literally: someone who shits themselves from fear).
Just go and approach that girl: do not be a Cagon!
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An expression used when someone chickens out or loses their nerve right before doing something. It is a way of calling someone a coward. It is also used to mock a man for being effeminate or to imply he is gay (guarapo is a traditional sugarcane juice, and watering it down symbolizes a loss of strength or perceived masculinity).
Dude, what happened? Se te aguó el guarapo when you got to the stage? / Oh man, it looks like se te aguó el guarapo to you.
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an impulse control disorder that leads people to confront others without weighing logic or consequences. It is a mental state of abnormal mood elevation, classified as a mood disorder resulting from obsessive tendencies. (In Argentina, the name Cleto became synonymous with betrayal after Vice President Julio Cleto Cobos famously voted against his own government in 2008).
In Argentina, they call someone a Cleto if their behavior is easily influenced or if they betray others out of cowardice.
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To betray or double-cross someone, often used when an ally turns on another. (Leonel and Danilo are former Dominican presidents whose political rivalry led to a major party split.)
Leonel did a doblarse on Danilo.
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An act of cowardice or a lack of nerve: failing to act or chickening out when a situation requires courage. (The phrase literally means to eat your boogers, suggesting a state of pathetic passivity or hesitation.)
That girl was head over heels for you and you te comiste los mocos!!!
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