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/Sounds like "peh" (as in "pet") + "lahm" (as in "lava") + "BREE" (as in "breeze") + "yoh" (as in "yoke")/

Meaning

In Chile, a light piece of gossip or snarky comment shared behind someone's back, the diminutive of "pelambre." Light enough to be petty rather than seriously harmful.

Examples

She came in with the gossip that the neighbors split up.

They just sit around gossiping, they don't talk about anything else.

Regional synonyms

Something boring, tedious, or that you really can't be bothered to do or listen to. Also a latoso person who's annoying, insistent, and won't stop bugging you or talking when nobody asked.