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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "SEHR" (as in "set") + "seh" (as in "set") + "EHL" (as in "egg") + "weh" (as in "wet") + "OHN" (as in "oh")/

Meaning

In Chile, to play dumb on purpose to dodge responsibility or avoid a conversation. Someone who "se hace el weón" pretends they did not hear or understand to get out of something they clearly know about.

Examples

Don't play dumb, you know exactly what I'm talking about.

He played the weón about the debt and never paid me back.

Regional synonyms

A person who shows up to a party or event uninvited, or who illegally settles on someone else's land. They drop in from nowhere, like a parachutist, and make themselves at home without permission.