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/Sounds like "PAH" (as in "park") + "tahs" (as in "tar") + "NEH" (as in "net") + "grahs" (as in "grant")/

Meaning

The person someone cheats with behind their partner's back, the secret lover. In Chile, "patas negras" (black paws) is the vivid name for the affair partner, implying someone who sneaks in dirty and leaves marks where they should not be.

Examples

The whole neighborhood knew she was his affair partner.

I don't want to be anyone's side piece.

Regional synonyms

A Mexican expression for saying something went really badly or turned out terrible. When a situation is "de poca madre," the whole experience was a disaster: nothing worked out the way it should have.