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/Sounds like "sah" (as in "salsa") + "KAHR" (as in "car") + "EHL" (as in "egg") + "KWEH" (as in "quest") + "roh" (as in "row")/

Meaning

To talk trash about someone behind their back in Venezuela, criticizing them when they're not around. "Sacar el cuero" is malicious gossip where the absent person gets ripped apart.

Examples

The moment she left they all started talking behind her back.

I don't like those people, they only get together to gossip and tear others down.

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Regional synonyms

In Colombia, smuggled goods or merchandise of questionable origin that entered the country without going through customs or paying taxes. A matute deal is profitable for those who know the border routes, and the word can also describe anything sketchy or off the books.