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/Sounds like "pree" (as in "pretty") + "BOHN" (as in "boat")/

Meaning

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.

Examples

Don't invite that snob, he ruins the vibe.

He got really full of himself ever since things went well for him.

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/Sounds like "pree" (as in "pretty") + "BOHN" (as in "boat")/

Meaning

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.

Examples

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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The trunk or boot of a car in Mexico, where you stash groceries, luggage, and everything else that won't fit in the back seat. Every Mexican driver has found something in their cajuela they completely forgot putting there.