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/Sounds like "beh" (as in "bed") + "RREH" + "tah" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

Something cheap, fake, low quality, or unreliable in Argentina and Uruguay. If something's berreta, you can tell from a mile away it's poorly made, improvised, or done with zero care.

Examples

That watch is super berreta, the numbers already fell off.

Don't buy there, everything's berreta.

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Regional synonyms

A public embarrassment big enough for everyone to witness and remember. Making a papelón means you messed up in front of an audience: forgot your speech, fell down the stairs at work, or said something completely wrong in a meeting. The shame has witnesses.