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/Sounds like "chee" (as in "cheek") + "BYAHR"/

Meaning

To snitch on someone, sharing compromising information with whoever should not have it. In Colombia, "chiviar" is the classic social betrayal: going to the teacher, the boss, or the principal without warning the group. If someone chivió on you, your trust in them is gone.

Examples

He snitched to the principal and they got suspended for three days.

Don't tell on me, what happens here stays here.

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Regional synonyms

In Argentina, to freeze up completely or get paralyzed, especially from too much alcohol or drugs. Someone who se trabó has lost the ability to move or speak normally, stuck somewhere between the high and total shutdown.