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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "SEHR" (as in "set") + "seh" (as in "set") + "EHL" (as in "egg") + "CHEE" (as in "cheek") + "boh" (as in "boat") + "LOH" (as in "loan") + "koh" (as in "coat")/

Meaning

To play dumb or act crazy to dodge responsibility. In Mexico, when someone "se hace el chivo loco," they pretend not to understand, not to hear, or not to know anything so they don't have to answer for what they did. The goat act is convincing enough to buy them time, but everyone sees through it.

Examples

Don't play dumb, everyone knows it was you.

He played dumb when they confronted him and didn't say a word.

An insufferable, hateable person who rubs everyone the wrong way from the moment they walk in. The odioso does not need to do anything specific: their presence alone sets your teeth on edge. Common across Mexico and Central America.