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/Sounds like "boh" (as in "boat") + "TEH" (as in "ten") + "yohn" (as in "yoke")/

Meaning

An outdoor gathering where people meet up to drink alcohol in the street, usually in plazas or parks. A very Spanish tradition, especially popular among college students.

Examples

On Fridays there's a botellón at the neighborhood plaza.

We did a botellón because the bars were crazy expensive.

The cops came to break up the botellón at two.

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Anonymous

Slang for a police officer, used in Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela. The tone ranges from neutral to pretty dismissive depending on context, similar to calling a cop a "pig" or just "the fuzz" in English.