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/Sounds like "CHEES" (as in "cheek") + "meh" (as in "met")/
Gossip or a rumor about someone's private life making the rounds among acquaintances. Used across the entire Spanish-speaking world both as a noun (the gossip itself) and as a social activity at work, home, or in the neighborhood.
“The office has been full of gossip since they announced the restructuring.”
“Someone told me some gossip about that project that doesn't quite add up for me.”
/Sounds like "CHEES" (as in "cheek") + "meh" (as in "met")/
Gossip or personal info about others shared behind their backs. Chisme is the social fuel of offices, neighborhoods, and WhatsApp group chats everywhere.
“Did you hear the chisme about the neighbor? She ran off with the guy across the street.”
“Chisme spreads faster than the internet in this neighborhood.”
/Sounds like "CHEES" (as in "cheek") + "meh" (as in "met")/
Juicy, secret, or scandalous information about other people's lives, shared with excitement and nosiness. Chisme is gossip elevated to an art form in Latin culture. It's humanity's favorite entertainment since the invention of spoken language.
“Tell me the full gossip!”
“Stop being a gossip and talking about other people's lives.”
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/Sounds like "CHEES" (as in "cheek") + "meh" (as in "met")/
Gossip or a rumor about someone's private life making the rounds among acquaintances. Used across the entire Spanish-speaking world both as a noun (the gossip itself) and as a social activity at work, home, or in the neighborhood.
“The office has been full of gossip since they announced the restructuring.”
“Someone told me some gossip about that project that doesn't quite add up for me.”
/Sounds like "CHEES" (as in "cheek") + "meh" (as in "met")/
Gossip or personal info about others shared behind their backs. Chisme is the social fuel of offices, neighborhoods, and WhatsApp group chats everywhere.
“Did you hear the chisme about the neighbor? She ran off with the guy across the street.”
“Chisme spreads faster than the internet in this neighborhood.”
/Sounds like "CHEES" (as in "cheek") + "meh" (as in "met")/
Juicy, secret, or scandalous information about other people's lives, shared with excitement and nosiness. Chisme is gossip elevated to an art form in Latin culture. It's humanity's favorite entertainment since the invention of spoken language.
“Tell me the full gossip!”
“Stop being a gossip and talking about other people's lives.”
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Detrás del palo
A Costa Rican expression for being out of the loop, missing information that everyone else already knows. "Estás detrás del palo, mae" tells someone they arrived late to reality. Used half-teasing, half-affectionate, depending on how close you are to the person.