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/Sounds like "boh" (as in "boat") + "roh" (as in "row") + "neh" (as in "net") + "AHR" (as in "art")/

Meaning

To pester or nag someone repeatedly until they run out of patience. Used in Ecuador, boronear is that persistent low-grade irritation: not one big offense but a steady stream of small ones until the other person finally snaps.

Examples

Stop nagging me about the same thing and just do it yourself if it matters so much to you.

He bugs me all day with the same topic and I can't take it anymore.

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Regional synonyms

A clumsy, lazy person who can't do anything right and everything they try goes wrong. In Spain, calling someone a 'manta' is the soft insult for someone useless or lazy who can't get it together.