Community

Your word isn't here yet

Join Hablaaa and add the expression no one else has documented.

/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "SEHR" (as in "set") + "seh" (as in "set") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "roh" (as in "row") + "GAHR" (as in "garden")/

Meaning

In Spanish-speaking cultures, to play hard to get, pretending you don't want something in order to be asked multiple times. The social game of withholding consent until sufficiently pursued.

Examples

He always plays hard to get, he wanted to come but made everyone beg first.

Stop making everyone beg you and just say yes already.

Regional synonyms

Chatter, verbal flourish, or speech full of empty promises in Peruvian Spanish. "Ese tipo es puro floro" means that guy talks a lot but doesn't deliver. "Echar floro" means saying pretty words to convince or flirt without real intent. Used critically toward elaborate but empty talkers, the politician making promises, or the smooth talker who only drops pickup lines without backup.