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/Sounds like "SEHR" (as in "set") + "OON" (as in "Uber") + "pehl" (as in "pet") + "MAH" (as in "mark") + "soh" (as in "solo")/

Meaning

In Spain, an insufferably tiresome and persistent person who never reads the room. A pelmazo latches on, goes on and on about the same topic, and genuinely cannot tell that everyone around them checked out long ago. The word comes from "pelma," a dense sticky mass, which is exactly how it feels to be around one.

Examples

Your coworker is such a bore, he has been going on about the same thing for an hour.

Stop being so annoying and let us enjoy the night.

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Regional synonyms

In Mexico, an informal street mechanic who fixes tires and does basic car repairs out of a roadside stall. The talachero is a neighborhood fixture: fast, affordable, no appointment needed, and there when a dealership is not an option.