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Paco
/Sounds like "PAH" (as in "park") + "koh" (as in "coat")/
A Carabinero or police officer in Chile, the street word for cops. 'Paco' doesn't carry automatic hostility, just street-level directness. Hearing 'viene el paco' triggers the same universal reflex everywhere: check your pockets and look calm.
“Here comes the cop, put that away.”
“The cop stopped us on the road and asked for our ID.”
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Paco
/Sounds like "PAH" (as in "park") + "koh" (as in "coat")/
A Carabinero or police officer in Chile, the street word for cops. 'Paco' doesn't carry automatic hostility, just street-level directness. Hearing 'viene el paco' triggers the same universal reflex everywhere: check your pockets and look calm.
“Here comes the cop, put that away.”
“The cop stopped us on the road and asked for our ID.”
Embolado
Drunk or noticeably tipsy: past the point of sobriety but still functioning. Used in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua for someone who has had several drinks and it shows in how they talk and move.