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Add a word/Sounds like the English word "chel" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AHR" (as in "art")/
Meaning
A Peruvian, Mexican, and Latin American verb for drinking beer, going out for chelas with friends. Comes from "chela" (beer) turned into a verb with full conjugation. "Vamos a chelear" means let's go drink beers, "estamos cheleando" means we're in a round. A youthful word, universal in the region, heard in any weekend conversation among friends.
Examples
“Let's go drink beers tonight.”
“We drank beers until two.”
/Sounds like the English word "chel" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AHR" (as in "art")/
Meaning
To drink beer with friends, to go grab some cold ones. In Mexico, this is the perfect verb for those chill afternoons where the whole point is to sit down, crack open some beers, and just hang out talking. It comes from "chela," the Mexican slang word for beer.
Examples
“Let's go grab some beers after work.”
“We were drinking beers on the rooftop until the big bottle ran out.”
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/Sounds like the English word "chel" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AHR" (as in "art")/
Meaning
A Peruvian, Mexican, and Latin American verb for drinking beer, going out for chelas with friends. Comes from "chela" (beer) turned into a verb with full conjugation. "Vamos a chelear" means let's go drink beers, "estamos cheleando" means we're in a round. A youthful word, universal in the region, heard in any weekend conversation among friends.
Examples
“Let's go drink beers tonight.”
“We drank beers until two.”
/Sounds like the English word "chel" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AHR" (as in "art")/
Meaning
To drink beer with friends, to go grab some cold ones. In Mexico, this is the perfect verb for those chill afternoons where the whole point is to sit down, crack open some beers, and just hang out talking. It comes from "chela," the Mexican slang word for beer.
Examples
“Let's go grab some beers after work.”
“We were drinking beers on the rooftop until the big bottle ran out.”
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Tuntún
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Randomly, without thinking it through, just going with whatever comes first. Doing something "al tuntún" means acting with no plan and trusting blind luck to sort it out. A risky approach, and people usually tell you not to do it this way.