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/Sounds like the English word "no" (same pronunciation) + "DAHR" (as in "dart") + "poon" (as in "pool") + "TAH" (as in "tar") + "dah" (as in "dart") + "SEEN" (as in "see") + "deh" (as in "debt") + "DAHL" (as in "dart")/
To never do anything without a personal benefit waiting on the other side. Every favor this person does has a hidden price tag. Used in Spain and Mexico to describe someone who calculates every move based purely on self-interest.
“That guy never does anything out of the goodness of his heart, everything has an angle.”
“Be careful what you share with him, he is always looking out for himself.”
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/Sounds like the English word "no" (same pronunciation) + "DAHR" (as in "dart") + "poon" (as in "pool") + "TAH" (as in "tar") + "dah" (as in "dart") + "SEEN" (as in "see") + "deh" (as in "debt") + "DAHL" (as in "dart")/
To never do anything without a personal benefit waiting on the other side. Every favor this person does has a hidden price tag. Used in Spain and Mexico to describe someone who calculates every move based purely on self-interest.
“That guy never does anything out of the goodness of his heart, everything has an angle.”
“Be careful what you share with him, he is always looking out for himself.”
Moche
In Mexico, a bribe paid under the table to a government official or anyone with decision-making power to get a favor, a permit, or a contract. Basically the same as mordida: you grease the right palm and things suddenly move forward.