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/cha-ke-te-AR/

To switch sides, betray someone, or fail to follow through on what you said you'd do. In Mexico and Central America, 'chaquetear' is political treachery or personal cowardice — the person who was with you until things got hard, then quietly joined the other side.

Example

"He said he'd vote for us and then he flipped at the last second."

"Don't be a turncoat — if you said you'd help, help."

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Exactamente, así es, correcto. En Guatemala, El Salvador y Honduras es la forma más directa de confirmar algo, como un "exacto" pero con sabor centroamericano que se usa en cualquier conversación.