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/Sounds like "peh" (as in "pet") + "lah" (as in "lava") + "BOH" (as in "boat") + "lah" (as in "lava")/
Completely broke, not a penny to your name. In Venezuela, pelabola is a blunt way to describe someone financially empty, the kind of broke where you can't cover even the most basic expenses and borrowing from them would be pointless.
“Don't ask him for money, he's worse off than you are.”
“I was completely broke after paying rent.”
/Sounds like "peh" (as in "pet") + "lah" (as in "lava") + "BOH" (as in "boat") + "lah" (as in "lava")/
A person who's completely broke, with zero resources and nothing to offer in Venezuela. The pelabola is so flat broke they can't even afford bus fare, and everyone knows their situation because it's painfully obvious.
“That pelabola can't even afford the bus fare.”
“Don't come flexing, you're a pelabola.”
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/Sounds like "peh" (as in "pet") + "lah" (as in "lava") + "BOH" (as in "boat") + "lah" (as in "lava")/
Completely broke, not a penny to your name. In Venezuela, pelabola is a blunt way to describe someone financially empty, the kind of broke where you can't cover even the most basic expenses and borrowing from them would be pointless.
“Don't ask him for money, he's worse off than you are.”
“I was completely broke after paying rent.”
/Sounds like "peh" (as in "pet") + "lah" (as in "lava") + "BOH" (as in "boat") + "lah" (as in "lava")/
A person who's completely broke, with zero resources and nothing to offer in Venezuela. The pelabola is so flat broke they can't even afford bus fare, and everyone knows their situation because it's painfully obvious.
“That pelabola can't even afford the bus fare.”
“Don't come flexing, you're a pelabola.”
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Encachinarse
In Colombia, to get worked up, aggressive, or enter a state of intense agitation when provoked. It describes the exact moment someone loses their cool and shifts into full confrontation mode. Once someone is encachinado, it is best to back off.