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/Sounds like "POON" (as in "pool") + "gah" (as in "garden")/

Meaning

A street pickpocket who steals wallets, phones, and purses with speed and skill. In Argentina and Uruguay, a punga operates on the subway, buses, and crowded places so smoothly that you don't realize anything happened until you reach into your pocket and find it empty.

Examples

A pickpocket stole my phone on the subway and I didn't even feel it.

Watch out for pickpockets at the concert, don't carry anything in your back pockets.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Uruguay
Caco

Ecuadorian youth expression of enthusiastic approval meaning something is awesome or fantastic. Combines the local "nota" with the typical "man" to celebrate good news.