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How Mexicans Talk About Soccer: Football Slang Decoded
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Add a word/Sounds like "PEH" (as in "pet") + "choh" (as in "chose") + "FREE" (as in "free") + "oh" (as in "oh")/
Meaning
A player or athlete who chokes in crucial moments, who shrinks when they're needed most and fails right in the finals. It's the opposite of clutch: when pressure rises, their performance drops.
Examples
“He's a pecho frío, always fails in finals and big games.”
“Don't be pechos fríos, it's the final, give it your all.”
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/Sounds like "PEH" (as in "pet") + "choh" (as in "chose") + "FREE" (as in "free") + "oh" (as in "oh")/
Meaning
Someone who chokes under pressure, especially in sports. Literally "cold chest," it describes a player or person who lacks passion and disappears in clutch moments. In Argentine and Uruguayan football culture, calling someone a pecho frío is one of the harshest criticisms, it means they have no heart when it counts. It can also be used outside sports for anyone who does not step up when the stakes are high.
Examples
“That striker is a choker, he always fails in the finals.”
“Do not be a coward and put some effort into the project.”
Regional synonyms
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/Sounds like "PEH" (as in "pet") + "choh" (as in "chose") + "FREE" (as in "free") + "oh" (as in "oh")/
Meaning
A player or athlete who chokes in crucial moments, who shrinks when they're needed most and fails right in the finals. It's the opposite of clutch: when pressure rises, their performance drops.
Examples
“He's a pecho frío, always fails in finals and big games.”
“Don't be pechos fríos, it's the final, give it your all.”
Regional synonyms
/Sounds like "PEH" (as in "pet") + "choh" (as in "chose") + "FREE" (as in "free") + "oh" (as in "oh")/
Meaning
Someone who chokes under pressure, especially in sports. Literally "cold chest," it describes a player or person who lacks passion and disappears in clutch moments. In Argentine and Uruguayan football culture, calling someone a pecho frío is one of the harshest criticisms, it means they have no heart when it counts. It can also be used outside sports for anyone who does not step up when the stakes are high.
Examples
“That striker is a choker, he always fails in the finals.”
“Do not be a coward and put some effort into the project.”
Regional synonyms
Showing 2 definitions, sorted by votes
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