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/Sounds like "SEHR" (as in "set") + "OON" (as in "Uber") + "BEE" (as in "bee") + "choh" (as in "chose")/

Meaning

To be a sharp one, clever, crafty and street-smart, someone who navigates tricky situations with ease. In Spain a bicho knows all the angles and uses them.

Examples

Watch out for her, she's sharp as a tack.

That guy is a real operator, he always comes out on top.

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Regional synonyms
Bandera de Venezuela
Tigre

A lie, tall tale, or outrageous exaggeration that nobody seriously believes. In Central America (Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama), when someone tells macanas they are spinning stories that have left the neighborhood of reality entirely.