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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "floh" (as in "float") + "HAHR" (as in "hard")/

Meaning

To reluctantly hand over money in Argentina, when someone squeezes cash out of you that you really didn't want to give. It's paying with maximum resistance and minimum enthusiasm.

Examples

Come on, cough up the money you owe me.

He never loosens up his wallet, you have to beg him.

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Regional synonyms

An Ecuadorian expression for "just kidding" or "I did not mean that." You drop "chendo" to clarify that what you just said was not serious, especially when someone took it the wrong way. The quick verbal safety net you reach for when a joke lands badly.