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/Sounds like "bee" (as in "bee") + "RROH" + "meh" (as in "met")/

Meaning

A ballpoint pen in Argentina and Uruguay, named after the brand Birome, invented by Argentine László Bíró. Using this word instantly identifies you as Rioplatense.

Examples

Lend me a pen, I need to write something down.

I always lose my pens, I must have bought fifty this year.

Regional synonyms

More than food, in Mexico, chicken broth is the universal remedy for illness, hangovers, and sadness. What doctors can't cure, chicken broth can.