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/Sounds like "BOHL" (as in "boat") + "sah" (as in "salsa")/

Meaning

A gullible, naive person who gets fooled easily without realizing it. In Mexico, being 'bolsa' means constantly falling for lies and pranks while everyone laughs behind your back.

Examples

Don't be bolsa, he's obviously lying to you.

He was such a bolsa trusting that street vendor.

Word family

To dance bachata, a rhythm from the Dominican Republic characterized by hip movements and short steps in a close partner hold. The verb is used in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Spain, where the genre exploded in popularity from the 1990s onward.