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/Sounds like "pah" (as in "park") + "RAHR" (as in "rapper") + "BOH" (as in "boat") + "lah" (as in "lava")/

Meaning

To pay attention to someone, to acknowledge their presence. In the Caribbean, especially the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Cuba, "no pararle bola" means to completely ignore someone, to give them the cold shoulder as if they do not exist.

Examples

Don't pay him any mind, he only talks to get attention.

Nobody pays attention to him at meetings.

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Regional synonyms

To push yourself to the absolute limit physically or mentally, working or studying without holding anything back. Common across Latin America for that full-throttle effort where you leave everything on the table.