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/Sounds like "rah" (as in "rapper") + "YOHN" (as in "yoke")/

Meaning

An annoying, grating person who constantly gets on your nerves with their insistent, pestering attitude. In Mexico and Argentina, a lightly insulting word for someone who is heavy, bothersome, and just will not let up.

Examples

Your coworker is such an annoying pest, he does not let anyone get any work done.

Do not invite the cousin, he is exhausting and ruins the whole party.

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/Sounds like "rah" (as in "rapper") + "YOHN" (as in "yoke")/

Meaning

A scratch or surface scrape on a car, piece of furniture, or any object. It is the thin line left behind when something sharp grazes a surface without breaking through. The word shows up a lot in parking complaints and furniture disasters.

Examples

I scratched the car while parking and my dad is going to kill me.

The new table already has scrapes from the chair.

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To chew coca leaves mixed with lime, an ancestral practice of indigenous communities in South and Central America. It has ritual, medicinal, and mild stimulant uses in the context of work or traditional ceremonies. Deeply tied to indigenous heritage.