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/Sounds like "peh" (as in "pet" without "t") + "LAHR"/

To talk trash about someone behind their back, criticize them harshly when they're not around. In Mexico, 'pelar' someone is the classic behind-the-back gossip that everyone does but nobody admits to.

Example

"Don't waste your energy talking about him, he's not worth it."

"They're always talking smack about me at the office."

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Forma chistosa y creativa de decirle a la cerveza. Es parte de la larga tradición mexicana de inventar sinónimos para la chela, como cheve, fría o helada.