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/Sounds like "KEH" (as in "kept") + "ROH" (as in "row") + "cheh" (as in "check")/
In Peru, a burst of embarrassment or cringe-worthy awkwardness when a situation exposes you publicly. That moment when you wish the floor would open and swallow you whole. Very common in casual, youthful Peruvian speech.
“So embarrassing! They caught him cheating on the exam in front of the whole class.”
“That fall in the street was total cringe; everyone was staring.”
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/Sounds like "KEH" (as in "kept") + "ROH" (as in "row") + "cheh" (as in "check")/
In Peru, a burst of embarrassment or cringe-worthy awkwardness when a situation exposes you publicly. That moment when you wish the floor would open and swallow you whole. Very common in casual, youthful Peruvian speech.
“So embarrassing! They caught him cheating on the exam in front of the whole class.”
“That fall in the street was total cringe; everyone was staring.”
Gamba
A one-hundred-peso bill in Argentina. The word comes from Italian lunfardo slang (gamba means "leg" in Italian) and migrated into Buenos Aires street talk as the basic unit for everyday cash conversations. Essential vocabulary for anyone getting around the city with cash.