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Add a word/Sounds like "chah" (as in "chat") + "keh" (as in "kept") + "TEH" (as in "ten") + "roh" (as in "row")/
Meaning
A bandwagon jumper or two-faced person who switches sides depending on who is winning, with zero shame about it. In Mexico, the chaquetero is the person who swore yesterday they supported you and today is cheering for whoever beat you, acting like nothing ever happened.
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“Don't be a bandwagon jumper, first you were rooting for Mexico and now you switched sides?”
“That ref is a sellout, he always favors the home team.”
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/Sounds like "chah" (as in "chat") + "keh" (as in "kept") + "TEH" (as in "ten") + "roh" (as in "row")/
Meaning
A bandwagon jumper or two-faced person who switches sides depending on who is winning, with zero shame about it. In Mexico, the chaquetero is the person who swore yesterday they supported you and today is cheering for whoever beat you, acting like nothing ever happened.
Examples
“Don't be a bandwagon jumper, first you were rooting for Mexico and now you switched sides?”
“That ref is a sellout, he always favors the home team.”
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