Argentina
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Argentina
All expressions
The deep background story, accumulated history, or narrative universe of a character, community, or ongoing situation. Originally from gaming and fantasy, lore now applies to anything with layers of context you need to understand.
A collective mockery, group teasing, or situation that devolves into uncontrollable laughter and disorder. When chacota breaks out, nothing serious gets done — everyone's too busy laughing and goofing around.
An expression to reject an excuse or lie that doesn't convince. Used when someone is trying to deceive you with a story you don't believe.
Gray or white hairs that appear with age. Nowadays, it's not surprising for someone to have gray hair in their 30s.
Someone who has done time in prison or has experience in the criminal world. A canero carries a certain toughness and operates by a different set of rules — the kind you only learn on the inside.