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/Sounds like 'gar-beh-AR'/

To put on airs, show off, or pretend to be wealthy and important without actually having the means to back it up. Garbear is performing a lifestyle — designer clothes on a renter's budget, expensive tastes on a minimum wage.

Example

"He always shows off expensive clothes but lives in a rental."

"Stop faking it, everyone knows the truth."

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Regional synonyms:

Sentir vergüenza, timidez o incomodidad al hacer algo que te expone. En México 'dar pena' es esa sensación que te frena de actuar por miedo al ridículo.