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To deliberately provoke someone, poke and prod until they react. In Spain, buscar las cosquillas (looking for the tickles) is a vivid image for pushing someone's buttons — testing their patience and knowing exactly which nerves to hit.

Example

"Te está buscando las cosquillas para que te enfades."

"Si me buscas las cosquillas, no te va a gustar lo que pasa. → He's poking at you on purpose to get you angry."

"If you keep pushing my buttons, you're not going to like what happens."

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Regional synonyms:

Persona de comportamiento vulgar, asociada con actitud callejera y mala educación. En Chile es un término despectivo que describe un estereotipo social específico.