Colombia
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Colombia
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To intentionally forget something, dismiss its importance, and actively choose not to carry the burden of it, often as a means of moving on or starting anew.
To offer something that doesn't exist, to promise without being able to fulfill it. The person who sells smoke generates empty expectations.
A bully or blowhard who threatens and boasts about their courage but never actually follows through. A bravucón is all talk — the louder they speak, the less likely they are to back it up when it actually counts.
A person who grows or works with coca leaves. In Bolivia and Peru, cocalero carries more of a labor and cultural identity than a criminal one — it's a livelihood with deep roots in Andean tradition and political history.
To be extremely vigilant, not to let anything slip by. In Colombia, 'avivar el ojo' represents the highest level of alertness and caution.