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/Sounds like "cheen" (as in "cheek") + "gah" (as in "garden") + "keh" (as in "kept") + "DEE" (as in "deep") + "toh" (as in "toll")/

Meaning

In Mexico, someone who acts with malicious intent while keeping a low profile, doing harm or causing trouble in a sneaky, subtle way that doesn't look obvious at first glance.

Examples

Don't trust that guy, he's sneaky as hell.

He seems like a decent person but he's totally two-faced.

Regional synonyms

To talk trash about someone behind their back in Venezuela, criticizing them when they're not around. "Sacar el cuero" is malicious gossip where the absent person gets ripped apart.