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/Sounds like "chee" (as in "cheek") + "RREH" + "teh" (as in "ten")/

Meaning

A person who looks sloppy, has no class, and behaves in a vulgar or trashy way. In Colombia, calling someone chirrete is a harsh label for someone who comes across as low class and unkempt, both in appearance and attitude. It's similar to calling someone "trashy" or "ghetto" in English.

Examples

Don't be chirrete, bro, at least comb your hair.

That bar was full of chirretes, so we left.

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Regional synonyms

In Colombia, to be completely head over heels for someone, so smitten or infatuated that it clouds your judgment and gets in the way of everything else in your life. When you are encucado, that person is basically all you can think about.