Definitions tagged convicciones in the street dictionary.
A sellout. Someone with weak convictions who betrays their principles or switches sides for personal gain or money. A turncoat. (In Argentina, it is often used for politicians switching between Peronism and the Radical party).
You are a vendido. Yesterday you were a Peronist and now you are a Radical.
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In Argentina, to switch political sides, defect, or become a turncoat. (The term was coined in 2005 after Dr. Eduardo Borocotó was elected to Congress for one party but immediately flipped to support the opposing government). It is now a common verb used to describe political flip-flopping.
Congressman X borocoteó by leaving his party and switching sides.
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