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/Sounds like "rohm" (as in "row") + "PEHR" (as in "pet") + "LAHS" (as in "lava") + "peh" (as in "pet") + "LOH" (as in "loan") + "tahs" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

In Argentina and Uruguay, to pester someone relentlessly until they lose patience. The ultimate annoying behavior: you already said your piece but you keep pushing the same thing over and over. Vulgar but extremely common in everyday speech.

Examples

Deja de romper las pelotas y trabajemos.

Stop busting my chops and let's get to work.

He's been driving me crazy with the same thing since yesterday.

An extremely boring and tedious person or situation. In Spain, a tostón is someone who talks nonstop about topics nobody cares about, or any activity that drags on way past the point anyone can stand it.