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/Sounds like "MAH" (as in "mark") + "lah" (as in "lava") + "NOH" (as in "note") + "tah" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

In Colombia, a person with bad intentions who acts disloyally or betrays trust when you least expect it. Someone who causes problems or does you dirty from within your own circle.

Examples

Don't tell him anything, that guy is trouble.

He did me dirty and I kicked him out of the group.

Regional synonyms

A rude, coarse person with bad manners who doesn't know how to behave in any social setting. In Colombia and Venezuela chusma is the one who always starts the scene everyone was hoping to avoid.