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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "SEHR" (as in "set") + "koh" (as in "coat") + "NEH" (as in "net") + "hoh" (as in "hope")/

Meaning

In Colombia, to dine and dash: eating or drinking somewhere and leaving without paying, stiffing the establishment. Making conejo means you disappear right when the bill arrives.

Examples

Those guys made conejo at the restaurant and ran out.

Don't you dare hacer conejo - then everyone else gets in trouble.

Regional synonyms

A salsa singer who improvises lyrics over the chorus in real time, the hardest and most respected skill in the genre. A true sonero invents lines on the spot, plays with the audience, responds to the coro, and makes it all lock into the clave. Hector Lavoe, Ismael Rivera, Ruben Blades: legendary soneros. Being one is the highest form of respect in salsa.