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Tag: entrometido

Definitions tagged entrometido in the street dictionary.

Boquifloja

A blabbermouth or someone with a big mouth who talks too much about private matters or secrets they should not be sharing.

My mom is such a boquifloja, that is why I do not like you telling her anything about us : Why is it that the neighbors are always such boquiflojas?

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Panamáby Rita.AP

los de afuera son de palo

A phrase used to tell someone to mind their own business and stay out of a conversation where they do not belong. It indicates that an outsider's opinion carries no weight. (The expression refers to the expectation that spectators in games like card matches remain as silent and inert as wooden posts.)

- I think that... - No, no, no. Los de afuera son de palo. Don't meddle.

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sapo

An unscrupulous person who uncovers and exposes the secrets or private business of others, a snitch or busybody.

You sapa! Why did you tell him that I actually went last night? | The worst things in this world are sapos, son. That is why I tell you not to even trust your own shadow.

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Panamáby Rita.AP

Mal tercio

To be a mal tercio is to be a third wheel or an unwanted extra. It describes a person who is out of place in a social setting, creating an awkward situation for everyone involved.

If we go to that party we are going to be a mal tercio. / This is a total mal tercio, we better leave.

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Ubicate

A slang command used to tell someone to know their place, stay in their lane, or stop meddling in matters that do not concern them.

This meeting is only for family and you are not my girlfriend anymore, so Ubicate.

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Perúby HUVE84

Lenguilargo

A big mouth: someone who does not watch their words, talks too much, or spills confidential information.

Everyone dislikes him because he is a real lenguilargo, you cannot tell him anything. : Because of that lenguilarga lady, everyone knows my private life.

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Panamáby Rita.AP

salio

Describes a bold or pushy person who meddles in other people's business or butts into conversations where they were not invited. (This is a phonetic spelling of salido, common in regional Venezuelan dialects like that of Zulia).

A group is talking and suddenly someone interrupts: I think you should get a divorce, your husband doesn't even cheat on you anymore. Dammit man, you really are salio.

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Chusma

A person who gossips or pries into other people's private lives. (In Argentina, it is commonly used for neighborhood snoops who spend their time watching others).

I went to the kiosk and that old neighborhood chusma was there talking about everyone.

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Argentinaby DiegoEFE

Inchucho

A local term used in Guadalajara for a meddlesome person or a busybody. It is noted for its doglike sound (Guadalajara is a province in central Spain).

Leave them alone, don't be an inchucho.

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Violinista

An unwanted or awkward third party accompanying a couple (the term likens the extra person to a musician providing background music for the couple's romantic scene).

I am not going because I do not want to be a violinista. / Leave them alone, or do you want to look like a violinista?

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Panamáby Rita.AP

arrabalero

A vulgar or trashy person who enjoys provoking others and starting trouble. (The term derives from arrabal, meaning slum, referring to someone perceived as low-class or aggressive).

'That arrabalero started badmouthing me' or 'Don't pay her any mind, can't you see she is an arrabalera?'

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Panamáby Rita.AP

Come boca

A person who constantly butts into or interrupts other people's conversations.

That guy is such a come boca, he jumps into every conversation even if it has nothing to do with him.

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Come boca

Someone who eavesdrops on other people's private conversations and interrupts to give an opinion without being invited (literally: mouth eater).

Don't be so rude and stop being a come boca.

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