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/Sounds like "byehn" + "KEH" (as in "kept") + "dah" (as in "dart")/

Meaning

A people-pleaser who never takes a real position or shares an honest opinion, just to avoid any conflict. In Spain, a "bienqueda" agrees with whoever they are talking to at the moment and will tell you exactly what you want to hear, leaving you with no idea what they actually think.

Examples

Don't ask her, she is a total people-pleaser and will just tell you what you want to hear.

Being a people-pleaser does not make you a nice person, it makes you a coward.

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Regional synonyms

Twins in Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala. The word comes from the Nahuatl "coatl" meaning twin or serpent, the same root as the Mexican "cuate," but in Central America it keeps the literal meaning of siblings born together. A small linguistic thread connecting modern speech to pre-Columbian language.