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/Sounds like "loo" (as in "loop") + "keh" (as in "kept") + "AHR" (as in "art")/

Meaning

To look at something, observe, or take a quick peek. Comes from English 'look' and is widely used in Central America to mean watching something carefully or discreetly.

Examples

Check out that car coming, it looks suspicious.

He was staring at me the whole time at the party without saying a word.

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Regional synonyms
Bandera de Estados Unidos
Wachar
Bandera de México
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Chile
Wachear

A boring, annoying, tiresome person who won't stop talking or bugging you without anyone asking them to. A plomo is someone you avoid at parties because they drain all your energy.