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Tag: tapar

Definitions tagged tapar in the street dictionary.

cortina de humo

A distraction or diversion, especially in politics or media, where one news story is emphasized to hide or draw attention away from a more controversial or serious event.

The dengue news is a cortina de humo to keep people from talking about the currency devaluation.

Automatically translated from Spanish

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Empelucar

To get one's hair covered in powder or flour during certain street festivals (specifically the feast of Saint Andrew, where it is tradition to throw flour, eggs, and water at people).

The girls... se empelucan with colored powder.

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