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/Sounds like "bah" (as in "bar") + "YOON" (as in "you") + "koh" (as in "coat")/
A foolish, ridiculous person who does things so embarrassingly cringeworthy it causes secondhand shame in Central America. Being bayunco is acting so absurd and out of place that people around you don't know whether to laugh or feel sorry.
“Don't be bayunco and behave yourself at the meeting.”
“He got all bayunco at the party and everyone was laughing at him.”
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/Sounds like "bah" (as in "bar") + "YOON" (as in "you") + "koh" (as in "coat")/
A foolish, ridiculous person who does things so embarrassingly cringeworthy it causes secondhand shame in Central America. Being bayunco is acting so absurd and out of place that people around you don't know whether to laugh or feel sorry.
“Don't be bayunco and behave yourself at the meeting.”
“He got all bayunco at the party and everyone was laughing at him.”
Hacer el indio
In Spain, to act the fool, clown around, or behave in a silly and inappropriate way. Hacer el indio is playful buffoonery in casual use, though the expression carries dated connotations that many now prefer to avoid.