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/Sounds like the English word "macab" + "EH" (as in "egg") + "oh" (as in "oh")/
A total cheapskate, someone who won't spend a single penny more than absolutely necessary. The macabeo has deep pockets and short arms, always conveniently absent when it's time to pay.
“Don't ask him to treat you, he's the biggest miser alive.”
“He's so cheap he reuses paper towels.”
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/Sounds like the English word "macab" + "EH" (as in "egg") + "oh" (as in "oh")/
A total cheapskate, someone who won't spend a single penny more than absolutely necessary. The macabeo has deep pockets and short arms, always conveniently absent when it's time to pay.
“Don't ask him to treat you, he's the biggest miser alive.”
“He's so cheap he reuses paper towels.”
Sacarse la espina
To finally get something off your chest or settle an old score that had been bothering you. In Chile and Argentina, "sacarse la espina" is the relief of removing a thorn: that specific satisfaction after proving yourself, winning a rematch, or resolving something that was left unfinished.