Colombia
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Colombia
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A player who tries way too hard to win as if their life depends on it, even in a casual, low-stakes game. Borrowed directly from English gaming culture, this term is now widely used in Spanish-speaking gaming communities across Latin America and Spain. The tryhard is the person sweating bullets in a friendly Among Us match or playing ranked tactics in a casual lobby.
A lot, plenty, or a considerable amount of something in Colombia. When a Colombian says "un resto," it means there's more than you expected — whether it's people, food, work, or anything measurable.
A clumsy, bumbling person who messes everything up no matter how hard they try. In Colombia, calling someone manteco means they have two left hands and cannot do anything right, the kind of person who spills coffee on themselves, trips over nothing, and somehow makes every simple task into a disaster.
A sweet bread roll in Spain eaten at any time of day. In Colombia and Panama, a bollo is a corn dough wrapped in leaves eaten as a side dish — something completely different.
Descender de un medio de transporte, ya sea camión, metro, pesero o cualquier otro vehículo. En el transporte público de México escucharás bajarse en cada esquina, porque hay que avisar con tiempo al chofer para que frene.