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/Sounds like "eh" (as in "egg") + "CHAHR" (as in "chat") + "BROH" (as in "bro") + "mah" (as in "mark")/

Meaning

In Venezuela, to tease, bother, or mess with someone in a joking or friendly mocking way. "No me eches broma, chamo" means stop messing with me. Common among friends when one keeps dropping sharp comments and the other asks them to cut it out.

Examples

Deja de echar broma, ya te dije que no era cierto.

Stop messing with me, I already told you it was not true.

Le encanta echar broma a los compas nuevos del trabajo.

He loves teasing the new coworkers at the office.

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Regional synonyms

In Argentina, an attention-seeker who does everything to be noticed. A figureti cannot walk into a room without making sure everyone clocks their arrival. Every small action is performed for an audience, and they run entirely on external validation. Not confidence, just pure theater.