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/Sounds like "frah" (as in "fracture") + "neh" (as in "net") + "LEH" (as in "let") + "roh" (as in "row")/

Meaning

A person who watches over parked cars on the street in exchange for tips in Mexico. They claim a stretch of curb as their territory and charge you for a 'service' you never asked for.

Examples

The parking attendant wants 20 pesos for watching my car.

There's always a parking guy on every block downtown.

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Regional synonyms

A foreigner, especially an American, or the United States as a country in Cuban slang. It comes from a classic movie title and became the universal Cuban term for anything related to the US.