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/Sounds like "fah" (as in "far") + "LOH" (as in "loan") + "pah" (as in "park")/
Low-quality, fake, or adulterated stuff that does not deliver what it promises. In Argentina, anything that turns out to be a rip-off, counterfeit, or just plain bad can be called falopa. Think knockoff gear, watered-down products, or anything that falls apart the first time you use it.
“That shop sells total junk, don't even try it.”
“The clothes she bought at that stall were all fake, they faded the first wash.”
/Sounds like "fah" (as in "far") + "LOH" (as in "loan") + "pah" (as in "park")/
Argentine lunfardo for drugs in general, especially cocaine. By extension, "falopa" also works as an adjective for something of terrible quality or fake.
“They caught him with falopa on him and he got arrested.”
“That speaker is a falopa - sounds awful.”
/Sounds like "fah" (as in "far") + "LOH" (as in "loan") + "pah" (as in "park")/
Drugs, especially cocaine or pasta base (crack), in Argentine slang. Falopa is the lunfardo word for hard drugs. It can also broadly describe anything fake, low quality, or unreliable. Context makes clear whether the meaning is literal or figurative.
“They sold him cut drugs and he found out too late.”
“That kid has been mixed up in drugs for years.”
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/Sounds like "fah" (as in "far") + "LOH" (as in "loan") + "pah" (as in "park")/
Low-quality, fake, or adulterated stuff that does not deliver what it promises. In Argentina, anything that turns out to be a rip-off, counterfeit, or just plain bad can be called falopa. Think knockoff gear, watered-down products, or anything that falls apart the first time you use it.
“That shop sells total junk, don't even try it.”
“The clothes she bought at that stall were all fake, they faded the first wash.”
/Sounds like "fah" (as in "far") + "LOH" (as in "loan") + "pah" (as in "park")/
Argentine lunfardo for drugs in general, especially cocaine. By extension, "falopa" also works as an adjective for something of terrible quality or fake.
“They caught him with falopa on him and he got arrested.”
“That speaker is a falopa - sounds awful.”
/Sounds like "fah" (as in "far") + "LOH" (as in "loan") + "pah" (as in "park")/
Drugs, especially cocaine or pasta base (crack), in Argentine slang. Falopa is the lunfardo word for hard drugs. It can also broadly describe anything fake, low quality, or unreliable. Context makes clear whether the meaning is literal or figurative.
“They sold him cut drugs and he found out too late.”
“That kid has been mixed up in drugs for years.”
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Soplón
A snitch or tattletale who reports others to authority figures in Mexico. The "soplón" runs to tell on people to look good or get them in trouble.