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/Sounds like "choh" (as in "chose") + "RYAHR"/

Meaning

To steal or snatch something in Peru, especially on the street or from someone who isn't paying attention. Someone who "choria" takes what you've got in a split second.

Examples

His phone got stolen on the bus.

Watch your backpack, people steal around here.

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Regional synonyms

A foolish, ridiculous person who does things so embarrassingly cringeworthy it causes secondhand shame in Central America. Being bayunco is acting so absurd and out of place that people around you don't know whether to laugh or feel sorry.