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Colombia
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A cunning, crafty person who always knows how to come out ahead. A pillo doesn't necessarily steal or cheat outright, but they read every situation and find the angle that benefits them most.
In Spanish-speaking cultures, to unnecessarily complicate things or play hard to get — putting up obstacles that don't need to exist and making everyone else work harder for a simple yes.
A rude, poorly raised, or disrespectful person with no manners or consideration for others. In Venezuela, a guache is someone who behaves without any basic social grace — loud, crude, and indifferent to how they affect others.
A nosy, meddlesome person who inserts themselves into situations that have nothing to do with them. A peseta is always in everyone's business, somehow knowing all the details without ever being invited into the conversation.
Fake, low-quality, or not genuine. A chimbo looks real but isn't — it's the knockoff version, the counterfeit product, the promise that falls apart the moment you actually use it.