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/Sounds like "RAH" (as in "rapper") + "tah" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

A petty thief or small-time criminal who steals on the streets. Unlike 'rata' meaning stingy person, this one refers to someone who actually robs people and snatches belongings.

Examples

A thief stole my phone on the subway.

This neighborhood is full of petty thieves at night.

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/Sounds like "RAH" (as in "rapper") + "tah" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

A cheap, stingy person who refuses to spend money on absolutely anything under any circumstance. The one who always goes to the bathroom when the check arrives, forgot their wallet, or asks to split the bill to the exact cent.

Examples

Don't be a rata and chip in for the check.

He's such a rata he washes disposable plates to reuse them.

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/Sounds like "RAH" (as in "rapper") + "tah" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

A person who snitches, betrays, or sells out their friends at the first opportunity. The rata is the group's snitch, the one who spills secrets, passes info, and stabs you in the back without remorse.

Examples

He was the rata of the group, told the teacher everything.

Don't trust him, he's a rata who talks too much.

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Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de Venezuela
Bandera de Perú
Bandera de Ecuador
Sapo
Bandera de Argentina
Batidor

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To flirt without commitment, to be in that limbo with someone where you're not together but not just friends either. The classic 'we have a thing but we're nothing official.'.