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/Sounds like "boh" (as in "boat") + "beh" (as in "bed") + "REE" (as in "reed") + "ah" (as in "art")/

Meaning

In the Caribbean, a silly trifle: something unimportant, a pointless distraction, or a fight over nothing. Bobería is what you call anything too minor to bother with.

Examples

They fought over a bobería, they can't even remember what it was.

Cut the bobería and get to work.

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Regional synonyms

To have someone completely obsessed, distracted, or head over heels. In Mexico, if someone "te trae loco," you cannot stop thinking about them no matter how hard you try. It can also apply to a project or situation that is consuming your entire mental space.