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/Sounds like "peh" (as in "pet" without "t") + "LOH" (as in "low") + "tah" (as in "taco")/

A person who excessively flatters others to gain favor and get ahead — a brown-noser or suck-up. In Argentina, the pelota agrees with everything the boss says and never has their own opinion.

Example

"He's such a brown-noser, he's always complimenting the boss."

"Don't be a suck-up, it's obvious and pathetic."

Regional synonyms:

Agarrar

Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Chile
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Tomar o sujetar algo con la mano en Latinoamérica, el verbo que se usa en lugar de "coger" para evitar malentendidos incómodos. En España "coger" es inocente, pero del otro lado del Atlántico mejor usa "agarrar".