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/Sounds like the English word "bartol" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AHR" (as in "art")/

Meaning

To loaf around or waste time doing nothing productive in El Salvador. Someone who is "bartoleando" is drifting without purpose or direction.

Examples

Loafing around all day instead of looking for a job.

Stop slacking and help me with this.

Regional synonyms

Someone who is completely out of the loop, spacey, or slow to pick up on what is happening around them. Used in Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile. "Empanado" literally means "breaded" (coated in breadcrumbs), and the image works perfectly: this person's brain is wrapped in a thick layer of something that blocks all incoming information. They drift through life half a step behind.