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/Sounds like "chah" (as in "chat") + "poo" (as in "pool") + "SEH" (as in "set") + "roh" (as in "row")/
A person who does sloppy, half-baked work with zero professionalism. In Spain, "chapucero" is the go-to word for terrible craftsmanship, especially from plumbers, electricians, and handymen who leave things worse than they found them. A "chapuza" is the botched job itself. Also used in Mexico for anyone who cuts corners and delivers garbage-quality work.
“The electrician was a total hack, all the wires came loose the next day.”
“Who did this shoddy job? Everything is crooked.”
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/Sounds like "chah" (as in "chat") + "poo" (as in "pool") + "SEH" (as in "set") + "roh" (as in "row")/
A person who does sloppy, half-baked work with zero professionalism. In Spain, "chapucero" is the go-to word for terrible craftsmanship, especially from plumbers, electricians, and handymen who leave things worse than they found them. A "chapuza" is the botched job itself. Also used in Mexico for anyone who cuts corners and delivers garbage-quality work.
“The electrician was a total hack, all the wires came loose the next day.”
“Who did this shoddy job? Everything is crooked.”
Dar el cante
To stick out embarrassingly, to make a scene, to draw attention in the worst way. In Spain, if you dar el cante, you're the person everyone is staring at, overdressed at a casual party, laughing too loud, making the group cringe.