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/Sounds like "choo" (as in "choose") + "PAHR" (as in "park") + "FAH" (as in "far") + "rohs" (as in "row")/

Meaning

Mexican slang for dying or being finished, with dark barrio humor. "Faros" was a cheap cigarette brand, and "ya chupó faros" (already smoked the Faros) means someone or something is dead and done.

Examples

If the cops catch him with that, he's done for, no way out.

The car engine is completely dead, no bringing it back.

Regional synonyms

/Sounds like "choo" (as in "choose") + "PAHR" (as in "park") + "FAH" (as in "far") + "rohs" (as in "row")/

Meaning

To smoke cigarettes in Chile, a colloquial expression that sounds funny but simply refers to smoking tobacco. One of those Chilean phrases that sounds like a joke but is part of the real vocabulary.

Examples

He went out to chupar faros on the balcony.

He quit smoking two years ago.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Bandera de Guatemala
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To walk a long distance on foot, usually because there is no transportation or no money for the bus in Venezuela. "Echar pierna" means resigning yourself to hoofing it home because there is no other option.