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/Sounds like "poh" (as in "port") + "NEHR" (as in "net") + "LOHS" (as in "loan") + "KWEHR" (as in "quest") + "nohs" (as in "note")/

Meaning

To cheat on your partner. Used across Spain and Latin America, the "cuernos" (horns) imagery comes from an old European tradition where a betrayed husband was said to grow horns. The betrayal rarely stays secret for long and almost always ends up as the group chat's main topic for weeks.

Examples

He cheated with his best friend and it became the scandal of the year.

Cheaters always end up being the main topic of conversation in the group.

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Regional synonyms

To make fun of someone, mess around, or not take anything seriously in Colombia. When someone 'mama gallo,' they're clowning around instead of being productive.