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Tag: embustero

Definitions tagged embustero in the street dictionary.

Fachero, Facha

A liar or a lie. It is also used to describe someone who is poorly dressed, looks like a mess, or wears old, tattered clothes.

You say you arrived yesterday, you are a fachero, that is a facha.

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toquero

This term refers to a liar or a bullshitter, especially someone who constantly makes up stories or makes false promises.

Your ex-partner was always a total toquero. Luckily you do not do business with him anymore.

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perromuertero

A slang term for a cheater, swindler, or a deadbeat who dodges paying their debts. (In Peru, the related phrase perro muerto refers specifically to the act of eating or drinking at an establishment and leaving without paying the bill).

Nobody goes to his poker games because he has a reputation for being a perromuertero.

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palero

In colloquial speech, this refers to a person who is a liar or someone who is full of it.

That palero teacher told us the exam was going to be really easy.

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care' tabla

Someone who is a hypocrite, a liar, or extremely shameless. It is a contraction of cara de tabla (face of wood), describing a person who can lie or act in bad faith without flinching or showing any embarrassment.

You are being way too care' tabla, aren't you ashamed? / Hey care' tabla, you better settle down or a few kicks would do you some good.

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Jablador

A total liar or someone who talks trash. (This is the Dominican pronunciation of the word hablador, where the silent h is aspirated to sound like a soft j).

The president promised to fix the power grid. That guy is such a jablador!

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mediopolvo

A liar or a bullshitter. The term is based on the logic that because a polvo (an act of sex) is something you either do or do not do, a half-way version is impossible. Someone called this is considered a phony who talks nonsense. (Echarse un polvo is a common slang expression for having sex).

What a liar! You are a total mediopolvo.

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Demagogo

A liar or a bullshitter who never follows through on their promises. It describes someone who always has a smooth-talking excuse or a line to feed you when they fail to meet a commitment.

- Hey man, I was waiting for you last night. - I couldn't make it, I was busy. - Damn bro, you are such a demagogo.

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Embuchiem

An exclamation used when someone tells an unbearable or obvious lie. The word is pronounced while mimicking the sound of a sneeze to mock the person lying.

A: Dude, guess who I was dancing with at the club last night? B: Who? A: With Charmin Diaz (a famous Dominican TV personality). B: Embuchien!!!!

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Feca

A term used for a lie or a deception (the word is a phonetic adaptation of the English word fake).

Stop trying to feed me that feca, your friend already told me the truth.

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Wasa Wasa

A person who talks a big game but never follows through: someone who is all talk and no action.

Hey, if you talk so much, then do something. Or are you just a Wasa Wasa?

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Charlatán

A phony or a liar who preaches certain values but never follows them: someone whose actions do not match their talk.

You are a charlatán. You told me you were not going out and they saw you at the party.

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Jablador

A slang version of the word hablador (liar), meaning a bullshitter or someone who tells tall tales. It is considered a more emphatic or stylish way to call someone out for lying. For maximum effect, the first a is usually drawn out, sounding like Jaaaablador (In Dominican Spanish, the silent h in hablador is often pronounced as a raspy j to add emphasis).

A: You were that girl's boyfriend? B: Yeah man, she was my girl. A: Man, you are such a Jablador. That girl has been with the same boyfriend for about 5 years.

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