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Bandera de Colombia

/Sounds like "kweh-ree-ar"/

To beat someone up or give them a serious beating, usually with a belt or strap. In Colombia, "cueriar" comes from "cuero" (leather), referring to the leather belt that Colombian moms were famous for using as discipline. If you misbehaved as a kid, you got cueriado.

Example

"Si no te callas, te voy a cueriar. -> If you don't shut up, I'm going to beat you."

"A ese man lo cueriaron por andar de sapo. -> That guy got beaten up for being a snitch."

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Regional synonyms:

Triste, desanimado o con la moral por los suelos. Es esa sensación de encogerte por dentro cuando algo te pega fuerte, como una decepción o un rechazo.