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/Sounds like "pahl" (as in "park") + "TOHN" (as in "toll")/
In Peru, someone who gets embarrassed easily, shrinks from attention, or plays dumb out of shyness. A paltón holds back from asking for what they want, speaking up, or joining in because they are too worried about looking silly or drawing attention to themselves.
“Stop being so shy and just ask them to play the song you want.”
“He totally froze up when they asked him to speak in front of everyone.”
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/Sounds like "pahl" (as in "park") + "TOHN" (as in "toll")/
In Peru, someone who gets embarrassed easily, shrinks from attention, or plays dumb out of shyness. A paltón holds back from asking for what they want, speaking up, or joining in because they are too worried about looking silly or drawing attention to themselves.
“Stop being so shy and just ask them to play the song you want.”
“He totally froze up when they asked him to speak in front of everyone.”
Apitutado
In Chile, someone who got their job or an opportunity through connections rather than actual merit. The apitutado walked in through the back door while everyone else waited in line, and the whole office knows it. A very loaded term in a country where who you know often matters more than what you know.