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Create account/Sounds like "AH" (as in "art") + "kahl" (as in "car") + "SOHN" (as in "solo") + "kee" (as in "keep") + "TAH" (as in "tar") + "doh" (as in "door")/
To speak with complete honesty and no holds barred, putting everything on the table without sugarcoating. In Mexico, saying things "a calzón quitado" means being brutally direct.
“Let's be straight with each other: the business isn't working.”
“He told me straight up, no softening the blow.”
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To speak with complete honesty and no holds barred, putting everything on the table without sugarcoating. In Mexico, saying things "a calzón quitado" means being brutally direct.
“Let's be straight with each other: the business isn't working.”
“He told me straight up, no softening the blow.”
Pos
A very Chicano shortening of "pues," used to kick off a sentence or fill a pause. "Pos sí," "pos no," "pos ahí" are everyday staples of Mexican-American Spanish. It sounds laid-back and carries strong barrio identity: few words mark you as Mexican-American as quickly as this one.