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/Sounds like "fah" (as in "far") + "ROHL" (as in "row")/
A showoff who exaggerates what they have or what they've done to impress others. In Argentina, Peru, and Uruguay, a farol is that person who acts richer, tougher, or more successful than they really are, putting on a performance for the audience.
“He's a total fraud, not even half of what he says is true.”
“Stop showing off, everyone knows what you're really like.”
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/Sounds like "fah" (as in "far") + "ROHL" (as in "row")/
A showoff who exaggerates what they have or what they've done to impress others. In Argentina, Peru, and Uruguay, a farol is that person who acts richer, tougher, or more successful than they really are, putting on a performance for the audience.
“He's a total fraud, not even half of what he says is true.”
“Stop showing off, everyone knows what you're really like.”
Tomarse el palo
To take a comment or joke personally when it was not aimed at you. In Mexico, someone who "se toma el palo" gets defensive over something that had nothing to do with them, which usually just confirms everyone else's suspicion that it actually did.