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/Sounds like "pee" (as in "pea") + "CHEE" (as in "cheek") + "rreh"/
A cheapskate, someone pathologically reluctant to spend money even when they can clearly afford it. In Venezuela, where generosity is a deeply valued social trait, being called a pichirre is a real insult. This is the friend who always "forgets their wallet," splits bills to the last cent, and never buys the next round.
“No invites a ese pichirre que nunca pone en la cuenta.”
“Don't invite that cheapskate, he never chips in for anything.”
“¡Qué pichirre eres! ¿Tan difícil es pagar un café?”
“What a cheapskate you are! Is it really so hard to pay for a coffee?”
/Sounds like "pee" (as in "pea") + "CHEE" (as in "cheek") + "rreh"/
A cheapskate or tightwad who avoids spending money or contributing their share in group situations. In Venezuela and Colombia a "pichirre" calculates every expense and always seems to "forget" their wallet when it is time to pay. The word carries light contempt with a hint of exasperation.
“He's so cheap he always "forgets" his wallet when it's time to pay.”
“Don't invite that cheapskate to the year-end gathering, he never chips in.”
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/Sounds like "pee" (as in "pea") + "CHEE" (as in "cheek") + "rreh"/
A cheapskate, someone pathologically reluctant to spend money even when they can clearly afford it. In Venezuela, where generosity is a deeply valued social trait, being called a pichirre is a real insult. This is the friend who always "forgets their wallet," splits bills to the last cent, and never buys the next round.
“No invites a ese pichirre que nunca pone en la cuenta.”
“Don't invite that cheapskate, he never chips in for anything.”
“¡Qué pichirre eres! ¿Tan difícil es pagar un café?”
“What a cheapskate you are! Is it really so hard to pay for a coffee?”
/Sounds like "pee" (as in "pea") + "CHEE" (as in "cheek") + "rreh"/
A cheapskate or tightwad who avoids spending money or contributing their share in group situations. In Venezuela and Colombia a "pichirre" calculates every expense and always seems to "forget" their wallet when it is time to pay. The word carries light contempt with a hint of exasperation.
“He's so cheap he always "forgets" his wallet when it's time to pay.”
“Don't invite that cheapskate to the year-end gathering, he never chips in.”
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Pecado
Something so wrong, so outrageous, or so unjustifiable that it feels like a moral offense. Used colloquially across Spain and Latin America to express strong disapproval of an action or situation, even outside any religious context.