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/Sounds like "gee" (as in "geese") + "SAHR" (as in "salsa")/

Meaning

In Venezuela, to run a shady scheme or exploit a position for illegal personal gain. Guisar means skimming money or taking illicit advantage of a contract, budget, or government post.

Examples

They put him in that position just to guisar from the budget.

Those guys are guisando with government contracts.

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Regional synonyms

A shameless, brazen person who does bold things without feeling the slightest embarrassment or remorse. The one with more audacity than sense, who acts like nothing happened and looks you straight in the eye.