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Ñero
/Sounds like "NYEH" + "roh" (as in "row")/
A hood person with a street attitude. Can be derogatory or affectionate depending on who says it and how, among friends it's pride, from a stranger it can be an insult.
“The ñeros from the neighborhood set up a soccer game on the field.”
“Don't call him ñero, he takes offense.”
Ñero
/Sounds like "NYEH" + "roh" (as in "row")/
In Colombia, someone from the streets with a distinct barrio attitude and their own unwritten code. Whether it is a put-down or a term of pride depends entirely on who is saying it: between strangers it can be dismissive, but between people from the same rough neighborhood it is a badge of solidarity.
“That guy has been standing on the same corner for years.”
“My boys from the neighborhood always had my back when things got rough.”
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Ñero
/Sounds like "NYEH" + "roh" (as in "row")/
A hood person with a street attitude. Can be derogatory or affectionate depending on who says it and how, among friends it's pride, from a stranger it can be an insult.
“The ñeros from the neighborhood set up a soccer game on the field.”
“Don't call him ñero, he takes offense.”
Ñero
/Sounds like "NYEH" + "roh" (as in "row")/
In Colombia, someone from the streets with a distinct barrio attitude and their own unwritten code. Whether it is a put-down or a term of pride depends entirely on who is saying it: between strangers it can be dismissive, but between people from the same rough neighborhood it is a badge of solidarity.
“That guy has been standing on the same corner for years.”
“My boys from the neighborhood always had my back when things got rough.”
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Tener el santo de espaldas
When nothing goes your way and it feels like the universe has a personal grudge against you. In Mexico and Spain, the image is religious: your patron saint has literally turned their back on you, leaving you to fend for yourself against an endless streak of bad luck.