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/Sounds like "boh" (as in "boat") + "kah" (as in "car") + "CHAHN" (as in "chat") + "klah" (as in "clap")/

Meaning

A blabbermouth who cannot keep a secret: the person you should never tell anything important because it'll be public knowledge by sunset. The word is colorfully descriptive, "bocachancla" literally means "flip-flop mouth," evoking uncontrolled, flapping speech.

Examples

I told him something in confidence and the next day everyone knew, what a blabbermouth.

Don't tell her anything, she's a world-class gossip.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Hocicón

Mexican expression for ending up with nothing by trying to grab two things at once and refusing to let go of either. Whoever fails to decide in time loses everything. Equivalent to "the dog who chased two rabbits caught neither."