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How to Compliment Mexicans Without Being Creepy: Nice Things to Say
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Add a word/Sounds like "CHOO" (as in "choose") + "loh" (as in "loan")/
Meaning
In Spain, cute, pretty, or well put-together. Used naturally to compliment people, clothing, places, and objects alike. Does not carry the negative connotations it might have in other Spanish-speaking countries, where chulo can mean arrogant or pimpy.
Examples
“¡Qué chulo está ese vestido, te queda muy bien!”
“That dress is so cute, it really suits you!”
“The apartment looks really nice after the renovation.”
Regional synonyms
/Sounds like "CHOO" (as in "choose") + "loh" (as in "loan")/
Meaning
In Spain, someone who is arrogant and full of themselves, strutting around with an inflated ego nobody asked for. The word can also flip to a compliment meaning cool or stylish depending on tone, but when said with a raised eyebrow it means someone who thinks way too highly of themselves.
Examples
“No seas tan chulo, que nadie te preguntó tu opinión.”
“Don't be so full of yourself, nobody asked for your opinion.”
“Entró al bar como muy chulo y todos pasaron de él.”
“He walked into the bar acting like he owned the place and everyone ignored him.”
Regional synonyms
/Sounds like "CHOO" (as in "choose") + "loh" (as in "loan")/
Meaning
Pretty, attractive, stylish, something that looks great in Spain. It's a casual, everyday compliment used without thinking for people, objects, places, basically anything that's nice to look at.
Examples
“Your new apartment is so chulo, I love it.”
“What a chulo dress you're wearing today!”
“That little town is really chulo, we need to go back.”
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/Sounds like "CHOO" (as in "choose") + "loh" (as in "loan")/
Meaning
In Spain, cute, pretty, or well put-together. Used naturally to compliment people, clothing, places, and objects alike. Does not carry the negative connotations it might have in other Spanish-speaking countries, where chulo can mean arrogant or pimpy.
Examples
“¡Qué chulo está ese vestido, te queda muy bien!”
“That dress is so cute, it really suits you!”
“The apartment looks really nice after the renovation.”
Regional synonyms
/Sounds like "CHOO" (as in "choose") + "loh" (as in "loan")/
Meaning
In Spain, someone who is arrogant and full of themselves, strutting around with an inflated ego nobody asked for. The word can also flip to a compliment meaning cool or stylish depending on tone, but when said with a raised eyebrow it means someone who thinks way too highly of themselves.
Examples
“No seas tan chulo, que nadie te preguntó tu opinión.”
“Don't be so full of yourself, nobody asked for your opinion.”
“Entró al bar como muy chulo y todos pasaron de él.”
“He walked into the bar acting like he owned the place and everyone ignored him.”
Regional synonyms
/Sounds like "CHOO" (as in "choose") + "loh" (as in "loan")/
Meaning
Pretty, attractive, stylish, something that looks great in Spain. It's a casual, everyday compliment used without thinking for people, objects, places, basically anything that's nice to look at.
Examples
“Your new apartment is so chulo, I love it.”
“What a chulo dress you're wearing today!”
“That little town is really chulo, we need to go back.”
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Papelón
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A public embarrassment big enough for everyone to witness and remember. Making a papelón means you messed up in front of an audience: forgot your speech, fell down the stairs at work, or said something completely wrong in a meeting. The shame has witnesses.