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Creative Spanish Insults That Aren't Actually Curse Words
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Add a word/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "REH" (as in "red") + "tah" (as in "tar")/
Meaning
A fake person who pretends to be something they are not, especially in social situations. In Argentina and Uruguay, you call someone "careta" when they act all proper and respectable in public but are completely different behind closed doors, or when they fake a lifestyle they cannot actually afford.
Examples
“Don't be fake, everyone knows you like reggaetón.”
“He's so fake: on Instagram he looks like a millionaire but he lives with his parents.”
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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "REH" (as in "red") + "tah" (as in "tar")/
Meaning
A fake person who pretends to be something they are not, especially in social situations. In Argentina and Uruguay, you call someone "careta" when they act all proper and respectable in public but are completely different behind closed doors, or when they fake a lifestyle they cannot actually afford.
Examples
“Don't be fake, everyone knows you like reggaetón.”
“He's so fake: on Instagram he looks like a millionaire but he lives with his parents.”
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Chismoso
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A gossip, someone who loves talking about other people's lives and spreading private information that is not theirs to share. The chismoso is the unofficial neighborhood reporter who always knows everything first, exaggerates half of it, and tells everyone else before you even find out yourself.