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/Sounds like "ehm" (as in "egg") + "poh" (as in "port") + "YOHN" (as in "yoke")/
A student who studies obsessively, knows absolutely everything, and always gets the best grades in class. It's the Spanish academic nerd who lives for exams and suffers if they get anything below top marks.
“The class empollón got another perfect score on the exam.”
“Don't be an empollón, come to the party for a bit.”
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/Sounds like "ehm" (as in "egg") + "poh" (as in "port") + "YOHN" (as in "yoke")/
A student who studies obsessively, knows absolutely everything, and always gets the best grades in class. It's the Spanish academic nerd who lives for exams and suffers if they get anything below top marks.
“The class empollón got another perfect score on the exam.”
“Don't be an empollón, come to the party for a bit.”
Darle atole con el dedo
To string someone along with empty promises, half-truths, or vague reassurances that keep them pacified without ever resolving the actual problem. A classic Mexican bureaucratic tactic: you leave every conversation feeling like something was said, but nothing was actually done.