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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "SEHR" (as in "set") + "EHL" (as in "egg") + "BOH" (as in "boat") + "loh" (as in "loan")/

Meaning

In Cuba, to make a fool of yourself or act in a clumsy, embarrassing way in public. The "bolo" is the person who ends up looking ridiculous because their behavior is completely out of place for the situation.

Examples

Don't make a fool of yourself in front of the clients, it looks terrible.

He started acting like a clown at the meeting and everyone gave him a strange look.

Word family

Someone from Generation Z, born between the late '90s and early 2010s. Zoomers are digital natives who grew up with smartphones, memes, and TikTok as their natural habitat.