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/Sounds like "oh" (as in "oh") + "HOH" (as in "hope") + "tahs" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

Sandals or flip-flops in Argentina and Uruguay. Ojotas are the first thing you put on when you get home and the last thing you'd wear to impress anyone.

Examples

I'm going to the pool, let me grab my flip-flops.

You can't go in flip-flops, put on some real shoes.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de Venezuela
Chancletas

/Sounds like "oh" (as in "oh") + "HOH" (as in "hope") + "tahs" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

Sandals or flip-flops, the simple open-toed footwear of everyday life in Central America. In Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama, ojotas are the honest footwear of every hot-weather day: practical, comfortable, and zero pretense.

Examples

I stepped out in my flip-flops to buy bread and did not even think it would rain.

Flip-flops are the first thing you look for when you get home.

Regional synonyms

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To snoop or stick your nose into other people's business. In Argentina and Uruguay, chusmear is practically a national pastime: it happens over WhatsApp group chats, through the window, or by deep-diving into someone's social media. The word carries no serious judgment; it is just what curious, social people do.