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/chis-to-RE-ta/

A bad joke, a lame attempt at humor that produces more secondhand embarrassment than laughter. The person who tells chistorretas thinks they're hilarious and nobody dares tell them otherwise.

Example

"He told a chistorreta nobody understood and he laughed alone."

"Stop telling bad jokes and be serious."

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Microbús de transporte público en la Ciudad de México. Le dicen 'pesero' porque antes el pasaje costaba un peso. Es una experiencia extrema de movilidad urbana.