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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "SEHR" (as in "set") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "BAHR" (as in "bar") + "bah" (as in "bar")/

Meaning

To excessively flatter someone with hidden interests, especially a boss. It's the art of calculated flattery.

Examples

He flatters the director just to avoid working.

Don't be a barba, work instead of flattering.

Word family

An intensifier meaning "really" or "extremely," used in Chile to amplify any adjective to its maximum level. It's like saying "hella" or "crazy" before an adjective in English. Comes from a vulgar root but in everyday Chilean Spanish it's used casually without much shock value, everyone from teenagers to adults throws it around.