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/CHA-pa/

A nickname or street name that someone gets known by. Can also mean a shady person with a bad reputation, or a license plate number. In Argentina 'la chapa' is the name the street gives you.

Example

"They've called him 'the big one' since he was a kid."

"That name doesn't mean anything good — the reputation is bad."

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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.