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/Sounds like "chees" (as in "cheek") + "toh" (as in "toll") + "RREH" + "tah" (as in "tar")/
A lame joke or bit of forced humor that falls completely flat. In Mexico and Guatemala, a chistorreta is the kind of thing you say thinking it is funny and then immediately regret when nobody laughs. Think dad-joke energy, but without the charm.
“Nos contó una chistorreta que nadie entendió y él solo se rió.”
“He told a joke nobody got and he was the only one laughing.”
“Deja las chistorretas para otro momento y habla en serio.”
“Save the bad jokes for later and just say what you mean.”
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A lame joke or bit of forced humor that falls completely flat. In Mexico and Guatemala, a chistorreta is the kind of thing you say thinking it is funny and then immediately regret when nobody laughs. Think dad-joke energy, but without the charm.
“Nos contó una chistorreta que nadie entendió y él solo se rió.”
“He told a joke nobody got and he was the only one laughing.”
“Deja las chistorretas para otro momento y habla en serio.”
“Save the bad jokes for later and just say what you mean.”
Gripa
A bad flu or heavy cold in Mexico and Colombia with the full package of symptoms. When you get a gripa, it's coughing, runny nose, fever, body aches, and feeling like you got hit by a truck.