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/Sounds like the English word "bols" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AHR" (as in "art")/

Meaning

To pickpocket, steal wallets or pull things out of people's pockets without them noticing. In Mexico, it's the art of subtle theft on public transportation.

Examples

They pickpocketed his wallet on the bus and he didn't even feel it.

Be careful, they pickpocket at that market.

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/Sounds like the English word "bols" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AHR" (as in "art")/

Meaning

To freeload off others in Chile, constantly bumming things without ever contributing. Someone who "bolsea" is always asking for money, food, or favors but never gives anything back.

Examples

He's always bumming cigarettes, he never buys his own.

Stop mooching lunch money from me, you already owe me a lot.

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A person who transports drugs from one place to another, whether in suitcases, inside their body, or through other concealment methods. Mulas are usually the most expendable link in the drug trafficking chain.