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Mexican Slang for Beer: 15+ Words for Drinking, Getting Drunk, and the Hangover After
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Bolo
/Sounds like "BOH" (as in "boat") + "loh" (as in "loan")/
Meaning
A drunk person in Central America, especially Guatemala and El Salvador. Used as both an adjective and a noun to describe someone who had way too much to drink.
Examples
“He left the party totally bolo.”
“That bolo is stumbling down the street, someone take him home.”
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Bolo
/Sounds like "BOH" (as in "boat") + "loh" (as in "loan")/
Meaning
A quetzal or money in Guatemala. Also used as an adjective for someone drunk: andar bolo means being wasted, while tener bolos means having cash, two very different meanings in one word.
Examples
“How many bolos did that shirt cost you?”
“I don't have a single bolo, I'm broke.”
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Bolo
/Sounds like "BOH" (as in "boat") + "loh" (as in "loan")/
Meaning
A drunk person in Central America, especially Guatemala and El Salvador. Used as both an adjective and a noun to describe someone who had way too much to drink.
Examples
“He left the party totally bolo.”
“That bolo is stumbling down the street, someone take him home.”
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Bolo
/Sounds like "BOH" (as in "boat") + "loh" (as in "loan")/
Meaning
A quetzal or money in Guatemala. Also used as an adjective for someone drunk: andar bolo means being wasted, while tener bolos means having cash, two very different meanings in one word.
Examples
“How many bolos did that shirt cost you?”
“I don't have a single bolo, I'm broke.”
Regional synonyms
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