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/Sounds like "pool" (as in "pool") + "PEEN" (as in "pea")/
In Peru, a naive and inexperienced young person who is easy to fool or take advantage of. A pulpín believes everything they are told and falls for it completely.
“Don't be so gullible, that discount is a scam.”
“They saw him coming from a mile away and charged him double.”
/Sounds like "pool" (as in "pool") + "PEEN" (as in "pea")/
A young worker in Peru hired under a reduced-benefit labor regime that pays little and strips away entitlements. The term became famous after youth protests against the law that created it.
“They hired him under the low-benefit youth law, no bonuses or severance.”
“That exploitative labor law was repealed after the marches.”
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/Sounds like "pool" (as in "pool") + "PEEN" (as in "pea")/
In Peru, a naive and inexperienced young person who is easy to fool or take advantage of. A pulpín believes everything they are told and falls for it completely.
“Don't be so gullible, that discount is a scam.”
“They saw him coming from a mile away and charged him double.”
/Sounds like "pool" (as in "pool") + "PEEN" (as in "pea")/
A young worker in Peru hired under a reduced-benefit labor regime that pays little and strips away entitlements. The term became famous after youth protests against the law that created it.
“They hired him under the low-benefit youth law, no bonuses or severance.”
“That exploitative labor law was repealed after the marches.”
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Selfie
A photo you take of yourself, usually with the front camera of a smartphone. The English loanword slipped into Spanish globally with zero resistance. In Latin America, taking selfies at monuments, parties, and random moments became a full cultural ritual tied to Instagram and TikTok.