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Tag: despedir

Definitions tagged despedir in the street dictionary.

Echar fly

To kick someone out or get rid of an unwanted person. (The term refers to an old brand of insecticide called Flit. Although spelled like the English word fly, it is pronounced flee in Argentina).

He came to bother me at my office and I le eché fly.

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Argentinaby DiegoEFE

Botar

To fire someone from a job or kick them out of a position.

He was botaron from the company for being a harasser.

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Perúby HUVE84

la mocha

Term for a mass firing or a round of layoffs at a company. It is also used to ask for the final results of sports games, particularly in the context of gambling or betting tickets.

They passed la mocha at work yesterday, they fired like ten people. Tell me la mocha, how did the games end last night.

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República Dominicanaby Anónimo