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/Sounds like "SEHR" (as in "set") + "BOHL" (as in "boat") + "sah" (as in "salsa")/

Meaning

To be useless, slow, or inept at something in Chile. Calling someone bolsa means treating them as clumsy or completely incapable in a dismissive way.

Examples

Don't be bolsa, that's not how it's done, hand it over and I'll fix it.

He's kind of bolsa at sports, but a good vibe anyway.

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Regional synonyms

In Mexico, to play dumb and pretend you did not see or know something in order to avoid responsibility. The art of acting completely unaware at the exact moment it is convenient, even when everyone in the room knows perfectly well that you did see it.