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/Sounds like "KAH" (as in "car") + "rah" (as in "rapper") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "PAH" (as in "park") + "loh" (as in "loan")/

Meaning

Someone with shocking nerve, the audacity to ask for things or do things that normal people would be too embarrassed to attempt. Cara de palo (wooden face) is the person who shows up unbothered after doing something outrageous.

Examples

Con qué cara de palo me pidió dinero después de lo que me hizo.

With what nerve he asked me for money after what he did to me.

He has incredible nerve, nothing embarrasses him.

A smooth-talker with a silver tongue who can convince anyone with their elaborate wordplay. In Argentina the chamuyero uses charm and exaggeration as weapons, you never know what's true and what's pure BS.