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Bandera de México

/Sounds like "cha" (as in "cha-cha") + "poo" + "lee" + "neh" + "are"/

When a supposed friend makes moves on your girlfriend or ex, either during the relationship or right after you break up. It's the ultimate betrayal between friends — the chapulín (grasshopper) jumps on what isn't his.

Example

"Me chapulineó con mi ex" → He went after my ex behind my back."

"No seas chapulín" → Don't be a backstabber."

Regional synonyms:

Anteojos

Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Uruguay

Gafas o lentes para corregir la vista en Argentina y Uruguay. Mientras en España dicen "gafas" y en México "lentes", los rioplatenses usan "anteojos" y no hay forma de convencerlos de cambiar.