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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "foo" (as in "food") + "see" (as in "see") + "LAHR" (as in "lava")/

Meaning

To copy shamelessly, plagiarize outright or steal someone's work without credit. In Mexico and Central America when you afusilas something you ripped it off wholesale.

Examples

Me afusiló toda la presentación y la entregó como suya.

He copied my entire presentation and turned it in as his own.

Te van a afusilar el diseño si no lo registras antes.

They will rip off your design if you do not register it first.

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Regional synonyms

To drink heavily, especially straight from the bottle without bothering with glasses. A Rioplatense expression that blends the vivid image of drinking directly from the source with the predictable outcome: getting properly wasted.