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/pe-lo-LA-is/

A white, upper-class person who acts with an air of superiority over everyone else. In Colombia and Venezuela pelolais describes someone who has never set foot in a working-class neighborhood and believes the world belongs to them.

Example

"Those rich kids came to the neighborhood like tourists in their own country."

"Don't be condescending with the people you work with."

Regional synonyms:

Trago o bebida alcohólica en Chile. 'Tomar copete' es beber alcohol, e 'ir por un copete' es la invitación clásica a salir por unas cervezas o tragos.