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/Sounds like "ehs" (as in "egg") + "TAHR" (as in "tar") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "pah" (as in "park") + "loh" (as in "loan") + "MEE" (as in "me") + "yah" (as in "yard")/

Meaning

To hang around doing nothing useful, loafing with the crew. In Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras, "la palomilla" is the group of idle guys who spend the day avoiding work and school, always looking for ways to kill time.

Examples

That guy is just loafing around all day, he doesn't do a thing.

Stop hanging around with those bums and hit the books already.

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Regional synonyms

Cheeks, especially when they're chubby and squeezable. The part of the face that grandmas always want to pinch while telling you how big you've gotten, a universal Latin American experience at family gatherings.