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/pa-TO-ta/

A gang or group of people who intimidate, bully, or cause trouble together. In Argentina and Uruguay, 'patota' is the crew you don't want showing up at your event — they travel in packs and their presence usually means something is about to go wrong.

Example

"The neighborhood crew showed up and chaos broke out."

"Watch out for that gang, they're trouble."

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Regional synonyms:

Mentira, verso, cuento chino o historia completamente falsa en Paraguay. Algo que alguien dice para engañar, impresionar o hacerse el interesante cuando la realidad es mucho menos emocionante.