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/Sounds like "ehm" (as in "egg") + "BOH" (as in "boat") + "leh" (as in "let")/
Something incredibly boring, tedious, or with zero entertainment value whatsoever. In Argentina, an embole is anything that makes time feel like it's stopped, meetings, lectures, or waiting in line.
“That movie was such a bore, I fell asleep halfway through.”
“Mondays are a total drag, nothing good ever happens.”
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/Sounds like "ehm" (as in "egg") + "BOH" (as in "boat") + "leh" (as in "let")/
Something incredibly boring, tedious, or with zero entertainment value whatsoever. In Argentina, an embole is anything that makes time feel like it's stopped, meetings, lectures, or waiting in line.
“That movie was such a bore, I fell asleep halfway through.”
“Mondays are a total drag, nothing good ever happens.”
Gallinero
The nosebleed section: the highest and cheapest seats in a cinema, theater, or stadium. Called "gallinero" (chicken coop) because you are packed up so high it feels like roosting. You can barely make out what is happening on stage, but at least you made it in.