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/Sounds like "chahn" (as in "chat") + "KLEH" (as in "clerk") + "tahs" (as in "tar")/
Sandals or flip-flops, that open, informal footwear you wear at home, the beach, or when you just can't be bothered to dress up. They're absolute foot freedom and the official weekend uniform.
“Don't walk into the bank in chancletas, they won't serve you.”
“At the beach everyone's in chancletas.”
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/Sounds like "chahn" (as in "chat") + "KLEH" (as in "clerk") + "tahs" (as in "tar")/
Sandals or flip-flops, that open, informal footwear you wear at home, the beach, or when you just can't be bothered to dress up. They're absolute foot freedom and the official weekend uniform.
“Don't walk into the bank in chancletas, they won't serve you.”
“At the beach everyone's in chancletas.”
Bicho malo nunca muere
A saying that means troublemakers, corrupt people, and bad actors always seem to survive and never face real consequences. Used with resignation or dark humor across Central America and Mexico when someone shady keeps landing on their feet no matter what they do.