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/Sounds like "eh" (as in "egg") + "CHAHR" (as in "chat") + "LOHS" (as in "loan") + "KWEHN" (as in "quest") + "tohs" (as in "toll")/

Meaning

To flirt, to sweet-talk someone to win them over with words. In Venezuela, echar los cuentos is the art of verbal seduction, pure smooth talk and charm.

Examples

He's echando los cuentos at the new girl from work.

He was echando los cuentos at me all night and eventually convinced me.

Regional synonyms

A carbonated, sweetened soft drink like Coca-Cola, Fanta, or Pepsi. In Mexico, ordering a "refresco" is as natural as breathing: the country has one of the highest soda consumption rates in the world, and no family meal is truly complete without the two-liter bottle on the table.