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/Sounds like "HEHR" (as in "help") + "mah" (as in "mark")/

Meaning

Girlfriend or romantic partner in Lima street slang. Direct, no frills, the word you use to talk about the girl you are with. Comes from the jerigonza tradition of coded syllable-swapping in Peruvian urban speech, and it is distinctly Lima.

Examples

My girlfriend got upset because I came home late without texting her.

Do you have a girlfriend yet or are you still out there looking?

Regional synonyms

To twist someone's arm and get them to change their mind through persistence or pressure. In Argentina and Uruguay, torcerle el brazo means wearing someone down until they give in, whether through patience, insistence, or just having more authority.