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/Sounds like "keh" (as in "kept") + "MAH" (as in "mark") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

Overused and totally worn out. In Argentina, Chile, and Colombia, when a joke, a song, or an excuse is "quemado," everyone already knows it and nobody finds it fresh or funny anymore. The magic is gone from too much repetition.

Examples

Ese chiste ya está quemado, todos lo conocen.

That joke is totally burned out, everyone's heard it.

La excusa de que se te quedó el cargador ya está bien quemada.

The "I forgot my charger" excuse is completely played out.

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Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Choteado

To cheat habitually and without any shame. Unlike a one-time shortcut, tramposear describes a pattern: the person who tramposea has made cheating their default strategy in games, school, sports, or life in general.