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Bandera de Paraguay

/nyem-bo-tah-VEE/

Playing dumb, faking ignorance to dodge responsibility or accountability. From Guaraní, ñembotavy is a very Paraguayan art — the strategic performance of not knowing.

Example

"Don't play dumb — you knew perfectly well what was happening."

"He pulled the innocent act and nobody called him out."

Regional synonyms:

Cerveza de tamaño grande, generalmente de un litro, que se comparte entre amigos en la banqueta. La caguama es la cerveza del pueblo mexicano: barata, rendidora y social.