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Bandera de Venezuela

/Sounds like 'man-dah-REE-nah'/

A show-off who boasts without any real substance to back it up. In Venezuela, mandarina is the person who talks big about trips they've never taken and achievements they've never had — all image, no reality.

Example

"That braggart talks about trips he's never been on."

"Don't be a show-off, come back down to earth."

Regional synonyms:

Estafar, engañar o traicionar a alguien en Argentina, hacerle algo sucio y dejarlo en una situación injusta. Si te garcaron, alguien abusó de tu confianza y te dejó pagando las consecuencias solo.