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Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de Venezuela

/Sounds like "PLOH" + "moh" (as in "mocha")/

A bullet or gunshot in Colombia and Venezuela. 'Darle plomo' means to shoot someone — it's the raw, street-level vocabulary of violence in these regions.

Example

"You could hear gunfire from three blocks away."

"They shot at the car and shattered all the windows."

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Regional synonyms:
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Uruguay

/Sounds like "PLOH" + "moh" (as in "mocha")/

A person so boring and tiresome they drain the life out of everyone around them with their never-ending, dull conversation. Getting stuck with a plomo is like being sentenced to boredom prison.

Example

"That guy is such a bore, once he starts talking he never stops."

"Don't invite the bore or nobody will have fun."

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Regional synonyms:
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de Venezuela
Plomo
Bandera de España
Bandera de México
Plomo
Bandera de España
Bandera de México

/Sounds like "PLOH" + "moh" (as in "mocha")/

A boring, annoying, tiresome person who won't stop talking or bugging you without anyone asking them to. A plomo is someone you avoid at parties because they drain all your energy.

Example

"That dude is a plomo, he won't stop talking about his ex."

"Don't invite Juan, he's a total plomo."

Word family
Regional synonyms:
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de Venezuela
Plomo
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Uruguay
Plomo

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Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Chile
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Fiesta que continúa después de salir del bar o discoteca, generalmente en la casa de alguien. El after es donde pasan las mejores historias y las peores decisiones.