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/Sounds like "gahm" (as in "garden") + "BEH" (as in "bed") + "rroh"/

Meaning

In Spain, a vandal or rowdy person who causes public disorder for fun or carelessness. Gamberrismo covers everything from graffiti to street brawls to generally antisocial behavior in public spaces.

Examples

Some vandals smashed the park streetlight on Friday night.

He was a real troublemaker when he was young, but started settling down at twenty.

Regional synonyms

A beat-up old car that is falling apart but somehow still running. In Mexico and Guatemala, carcacha is said with a mix of affection and mild embarrassment: it is held together by hope and prayer, gets you where you need to go, but barely.