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/pel-MA-so/

A boring, insufferable person who drains the energy from any conversation or gathering. In Spain, a 'pelmazo' is the person who talks too much, too long, about things nobody asked about, and cannot read the social signal that everyone wants them to stop.

Example

"What a bore that coworker is — there's no way to cut him off."

"Don't invite that bore to the dinner, he ruins the atmosphere."

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Persona que entra a un lugar, fiesta o evento sin invitación ni pago, metiéndose de contrabando descaradamente. Es el que siempre aparece donde nadie lo llamó, come gratis y actúa como si tuviera todo el derecho de estar ahí.