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Bandera de Argentina

/DO-lar BLYU/

The US dollar traded on Argentina's parallel or black market. Called 'blue' for the color of the bill and because it bypasses official controls. Checking the blue rate is practically a national sport in Argentina.

Example

"What's the blue rate today? I need to exchange some bills."

"They paid me in blue, so I actually came out way ahead."

Word family
Regional synonyms:

Persona extremadamente atractiva físicamente, que está buenísima o buenísimo. En el Caribe 'cuero' es un piropo fuerte que destaca la belleza de alguien.