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/Sounds like "chah" (as in "chat") + "poo" (as in "pool") + "SEH" (as in "set") + "roh" (as in "row")/

Meaning

In Spain, someone who does shoddy, half-finished work with zero care for quality. The chapucero always looks busy but consistently delivers disappointing results. Think of the handyman who leaves your sink worse than before.

Examples

No lo contrates, es un chapucero y lo arruinará todo.

Don't hire him, he's a total hack and he'll ruin everything.

Hicieron un trabajo chapucero y tuvimos que rehacer todo.

They did such a sloppy job we had to redo the whole thing from scratch.

Regional synonyms

Someone using fake photos and a false identity online to deceive others, usually in romantic contexts. The catfish creates an elaborate fake persona, builds emotional connections, and eventually gets exposed in a moment of brutal internet reality. It happens everywhere but feels personal every single time.