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/Sounds like "DEH" (as in "debt") + "poh" (as in "port") + "TREH" (as in "tread") + "roh" (as in "row")/

Meaning

In Argentina, a soccer player with raw street talent, raised kicking a ball on dirt fields and empty lots. The "de potrero" player has flair, cunning, and a style no academy can teach.

Examples

That number ten is pure street talent, he beats three defenders and buries it in the corner.

He lacks the looseness of street soccer, he plays too by the book.

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In Chile, drowning in debt and financial commitments, tied down by loans and installments you can barely keep up with. Your money is spent before you even receive it.