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/Sounds like "mahn" (as in "mark") + "TEH" (as in "ten") + "koh" (as in "coat")/
A clumsy, bumbling person who messes everything up no matter how hard they try. In Colombia, calling someone manteco means they have two left hands and cannot do anything right, the kind of person who spills coffee on themselves, trips over nothing, and somehow makes every simple task into a disaster.
“Don't be such a klutz, bro, you just spilled all the coffee on yourself.”
“That butterfingers doesn't even know how to turn on the stove.”
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/Sounds like "mahn" (as in "mark") + "TEH" (as in "ten") + "koh" (as in "coat")/
A clumsy, bumbling person who messes everything up no matter how hard they try. In Colombia, calling someone manteco means they have two left hands and cannot do anything right, the kind of person who spills coffee on themselves, trips over nothing, and somehow makes every simple task into a disaster.
“Don't be such a klutz, bro, you just spilled all the coffee on yourself.”
“That butterfingers doesn't even know how to turn on the stove.”
Carrilla
Teasing, roasting, or making fun of someone in a playful way in Mexico. "Echar carrilla" is a social sport where friends constantly bust each other's chops with jokes, burns, and witty comebacks. It's all in good fun and being able to take carrilla without getting offended is basically a survival skill.