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Outshining someone with your physical appearance, presence, or superior attractiveness without even trying. From gym and fitness culture where your mere existence makes everyone else look worse by comparison. It's the same English internet slang term adopted into Spanish, especially popular among younger guys obsessed with fitness and self improvement.
A public minibus in Mexico City, named "pesero" because the fare used to cost just one peso. These small, colorful buses are an extreme urban mobility experience, notorious for their reckless driving, packed conditions, and blasting music. They are a staple of daily commuting for millions of people in the capital.
A hangover, the miserable morning after drinking too much alcohol. In Chile and Spain, "tener caña" means you're suffering from headaches, nausea, and deep regret, that awful feeling that makes you swear you'll never drink again, until next weekend.
A lie, a tall tale, or a completely made-up story in Paraguay. Something so fake you can smell the BS from a mile away — pure fiction disguised as truth.
To skip class without permission to go do something more fun, used in Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador. It's the teenage art of making up excuses or simply not showing up to school when there's something better to do outside, the Latin American equivalent of playing hooky or ditching class.