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/Sounds like "lah" (as in "lava") + "BAHR" (as in "bar") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "KAH" (as in "car") + "rah" (as in "rapper")/
To give something a superficial makeover so it looks better without fixing the actual problem. Cosmetic improvement at its most dishonest: you polish the surface while the underlying issues stay completely untouched. Used in Argentina and Uruguay.
“They gave the building a fresh coat of paint, but the inside is just as run-down as before.”
“That report is just putting lipstick on the project, not actually fixing anything.”
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To give something a superficial makeover so it looks better without fixing the actual problem. Cosmetic improvement at its most dishonest: you polish the surface while the underlying issues stay completely untouched. Used in Argentina and Uruguay.
“They gave the building a fresh coat of paint, but the inside is just as run-down as before.”
“That report is just putting lipstick on the project, not actually fixing anything.”
Ship
To root for two people to get together romantically. Borrowed straight from English "relationship," shipear is internet culture fully absorbed into everyday Spanish across Latin America and Spain. You ship them when the chemistry feels too obvious to ignore.