Modest, restrained, classy. It went viral as the aesthetic opposite of excess: doing things in an elegant, low-key way without drawing attention.

A public embarrassment so big everyone remembers it. Making a papelón means you fumbled in front of an audience — you fell on stage, said something stupid in a meeting, or showed up to the wrong event. The shame has an audience.

Mediocre, neither good nor bad, just average. If something is 'mid', it's not worth praising or criticizing, it's just 'middle of the road'.

A security guard or night watchman. Adapted from the English 'watchman', guachimán is widely used in Peru, Ecuador, and other Andean countries — often referring to informal guards at buildings, parking lots, or neighborhoods.