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/Sounds like "mah" (as in "mark") + "RAH" (as in "rapper") + "koh" (as in "coat")/

Meaning

A Chilean street insult used among young people to call someone a coward, weak, or spineless. Equivalent to "chicken" or "wimp," common in arguments and confrontations.

Examples

Don't be a coward and just tell him the truth for once.

He threw a punch and the other guy ran off like a chicken.

Regional synonyms

In Mexico, to rummage through secondhand goods, junk, and old things at flea markets or tianguis. From "chachara" meaning trinket or knickknack. It is the patient art of the bargain hunter: digging through piles with no fixed goal, just hoping something great turns up.