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/Sounds like "ehs" (as in "egg") + "koh" (as in "coat") + "BEH" (as in "bed") + "roh" (as in "row")/

Meaning

In Peru, a brown-noser or sycophant who flatters the boss or whoever is useful to them, purely to earn favors. An escobero sweeps the floor for personal gain.

Examples

He's a total suck-up, always praising the boss hoping for a promotion.

Don't be a brown-noser, just say what you actually think.

Regional synonyms

To be running on empty, nearly out of something: money, energy, patience, or health. The absolute final limit where there is nothing left to give. Used across most of the Spanish-speaking world.