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Bandera de Cuba

/a-SER el BO-lo/

In Cuba, to make a fool of yourself, to act like a clown. The 'bolo' is the one who ends up looking ridiculous without meaning to, completely exposed in front of everyone.

Example

"Don't make a fool of yourself in front of your bosses."

"He started clowning around in the meeting and everyone looked at him weird."

Word family
Regional synonyms:

Persona extremadamente atractiva físicamente, que está buenísima o buenísimo. En el Caribe 'cuero' es un piropo fuerte que destaca la belleza de alguien.