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/Sounds like "hoh" (as in "hope") + "CHAHR" (as in "chat")/

Meaning

To bother, annoy, or deliberately pester someone, often looking for a reaction or picking a fight without any real reason. Used in Honduras and El Salvador. Whoever is doing the jocharacting is not making an innocent mistake; they are actively seeking trouble, poking at someone they know is already irritated.

Examples

Stop bothering me, I have work to finish.

That guy has been pestering everyone on the team all through the meeting for no reason at all.

Word family

To be conned or sweet-talked into believing something completely false. In Mexico, when someone "chorea" you they played you so smoothly you did not even notice while it was happening. Pure manipulation with a smile and no hard feelings asked.