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/Sounds like "peen" (as in "pea") + "TOHN" (as in "toll")/
In Argentina and Uruguay, a handsome man with great presence, the kind who turns heads when he walks into a room. Pintón carries a visual quality, like he was drawn well. The feminine pintona exists but gets used less often.
“Tu hermano está pintón, ¿tiene novia?”
“Your brother is really good-looking, is he single?”
“Se arregló para la fiesta y quedó pintón con ese traje.”
“He dressed up for the party and looked sharp in that suit.”
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/Sounds like "peen" (as in "pea") + "TOHN" (as in "toll")/
In Argentina and Uruguay, a handsome man with great presence, the kind who turns heads when he walks into a room. Pintón carries a visual quality, like he was drawn well. The feminine pintona exists but gets used less often.
“Tu hermano está pintón, ¿tiene novia?”
“Your brother is really good-looking, is he single?”
“Se arregló para la fiesta y quedó pintón con ese traje.”
“He dressed up for the party and looked sharp in that suit.”
Talachear
To do hard, tedious, or physical work that nobody wants to do. In Mexico, "talacha" is the unglamorous labor, mechanic work, hauling, grinding through thankless tasks. The word comes from Nahuatl and the person doing talacha rarely gets the credit they deserve.