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/Sounds like "EHL" (as in "egg") + "DEE" (as in "deep") + "boo" (as in "boot")/

Meaning

Nickname of goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, hero of the Argentine national team at the 2022 World Cup. In soccer slang, used to praise any goalkeeper who saves decisive penalties or commands the goal with big personality.

Examples

He saved two penalties in a row, that kid is a Dibu.

El Dibu was the star again, we wouldn't have won without him.

Regional synonyms

Someone who constantly stirs up trouble, picks fights, or ruins the atmosphere wherever they go. In Argentina, "bardear" means to provoke or insult, and a bardero does it as a habit, not an accident.