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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "SEHR" (as in "set") + "seh" (as in "set") + "EHL" (as in "egg") + "pehn" (as in "pet") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "hoh" (as in "hope")/

Meaning

To play dumb or pretend not to see something in order to dodge responsibility in Venezuela. It's the art of wriggling out by acting clueless.

Examples

Don't play dumb, you know exactly what happened.

He pretended not to notice so he wouldn't have to pay the group's bill.

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Regional synonyms

In the Dominican Republic, someone who is always in a rush, moving fast, and doing everything hastily. An entunado never slows down: they are permanently sprinting from one thing to the next, usually because something urgent landed on their plate.