/Sounds like 'chah-PEE-tah'/
Someone who acts with authority they don't actually have — the self-important small-timer who behaves like they're in charge when they clearly aren't. In Peru and Bolivia, chapita describes petty power trips.
"El seguridad se pone de chapita y no deja pasar a nadie."
"No le hagas caso, es un chapita sin ningún poder real. → The security guard acts like a big shot and won't let anyone through."
"Don't pay him any attention, he's a nobody with no real authority."
/Sounds like 'chah-PEE-tah'/
Someone who acts with authority they don't actually have — the self-important small-timer who behaves like they're in charge when they clearly aren't. In Peru and Bolivia, chapita describes petty power trips.
"El seguridad se pone de chapita y no deja pasar a nadie."
"No le hagas caso, es un chapita sin ningún poder real. → The security guard acts like a big shot and won't let anyone through."
"Don't pay him any attention, he's a nobody with no real authority."
Pendejo
Persona tonta, cobarde o que toma malas decisiones. Es uno de los insultos más comunes en México y Latinoamérica, pero entre amigos puede usarse con cariño.