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/Sounds like "pree" (as in "pretty") + "BOHN" (as in "boat")/
A stuck-up, self-important person who acts superior without having the backing to justify it in Puerto Rico. The "privón" lives in a pose of superiority that exhausts everyone around them.
“Don't invite that snob, he ruins the vibe.”
“He got really full of himself ever since things went well for him.”
/Sounds like "pree" (as in "pretty") + "BOHN" (as in "boat")/
A conceited show-off in Venezuela who constantly brags about what they have or who they think they are. Nobody can stand a privón because they always look down on everyone around them.
“That guy is such a privón, he won't talk to anyone who isn't rich.”
“He became an insufferable privón after the promotion.”
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/Sounds like "pree" (as in "pretty") + "BOHN" (as in "boat")/
A stuck-up, self-important person who acts superior without having the backing to justify it in Puerto Rico. The "privón" lives in a pose of superiority that exhausts everyone around them.
“Don't invite that snob, he ruins the vibe.”
“He got really full of himself ever since things went well for him.”
/Sounds like "pree" (as in "pretty") + "BOHN" (as in "boat")/
A conceited show-off in Venezuela who constantly brags about what they have or who they think they are. Nobody can stand a privón because they always look down on everyone around them.
“That guy is such a privón, he won't talk to anyone who isn't rich.”
“He became an insufferable privón after the promotion.”
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Quemarse las pestañas
To study or work intensely late into the night, burning the midnight oil. The expression evokes the historical image of a student hunched over their books by candlelight until their eyes gave out. In Spain it describes that hardcore dedication before a deadline or exam.