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A sycophant who flatters excessively to stay in the good graces of those in power. In Colombia and Venezuela the pelota is the classic yes-man who never has their own opinion — only the boss's.
"That yes-man laughs at even the boss's terrible jokes."
"Don't be a suck-up and say what you actually think."
/pe-LO-ta/
A sycophant who flatters excessively to stay in the good graces of those in power. In Colombia and Venezuela the pelota is the classic yes-man who never has their own opinion — only the boss's.
"That yes-man laughs at even the boss's terrible jokes."
"Don't be a suck-up and say what you actually think."
Hacerse guaje
Fingir que no sabes o no te diste cuenta de algo para evitar responsabilidades. Es el arte mexicano de hacerse el desentendido, especialmente cuando te conviene no haber visto nada.