Your word isn't here yet
Join Hablaaa and add the expression no one else has documented.
Create account/Sounds like "peh" (as in "pet") + "LAHM" (as in "lava") + "breh" (as in "bread")/
Gossip or trash-talk about someone behind their back in Chile. The pelambre is the conversation that tears apart someone's reputation or behavior while they are nowhere around to defend themselves. It thrives in closed environments like offices or tight social circles.
“In that office, gossip is everyone's favorite lunch activity.”
“She found out people were talking trash about her and things got very tense.”
Your word isn't here yet
Join Hablaaa and add the expression no one else has documented.
/Sounds like "peh" (as in "pet") + "LAHM" (as in "lava") + "breh" (as in "bread")/
Gossip or trash-talk about someone behind their back in Chile. The pelambre is the conversation that tears apart someone's reputation or behavior while they are nowhere around to defend themselves. It thrives in closed environments like offices or tight social circles.
“In that office, gossip is everyone's favorite lunch activity.”
“She found out people were talking trash about her and things got very tense.”
Palta
Embarrassment or social discomfort from an awkward situation. In Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay, palta describes that "I want to disappear right now" feeling when something cringe-worthy happens in front of others. The avocado meaning is separate; this is all about secondhand embarrassment.