Colombia
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Colombia
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A skillful dribble past a defender in South American football, done with style and creativity. It's the art of leaving the defender behind with quick leg and hip movements that earn applause from the crowd.
When a song becomes massively popular and gets played absolutely everywhere nonstop. That track that's on the radio, in the taxi, at the supermarket, and you're humming without realizing because it's already stuck in your head.
A perfect assist that leaves a teammate alone in front of goal to score unopposed. The pase de gol is the art of seeing what nobody else sees and putting the ball exactly where your teammate needs it.
A cheap, stingy person who won't spend a dime even if their life depended on it. In Colombia, calling someone chichipato means they're the type to never chip in for group expenses and always find excuses to avoid paying. It can also describe something of poor quality or not worth the effort.
To screw something up, fail spectacularly, or make an irreversible mistake. When things go terribly wrong because of you or someone else and there's no way to fix it or pretend nothing happened.