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/Sounds like "soh" (as in "solo") + "PLOHN" (as in "plow")/

Meaning

A snitch or tattletale who reports others to authority figures in Mexico. The "soplón" runs to tell on people to look good or get them in trouble.

Examples

Don't tell him anything, that guy is a total snitch and he'll rat you out.

The snitch told the teacher who made the mess.

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/Sounds like "soh" (as in "solo") + "PLOHN" (as in "plow")/

Meaning

In Colombia, someone who tattles or rats others out to authority figures or the boss. The "soplón" rushes to report what they saw to get on the good side of whoever's in charge.

Examples

Turns out he was the snitch who tipped off the teachers.

Nobody trusts him because he's a snitch.

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A Mexican music genre that tells stories, from revolutionary heroes to the modern corridos tumbados that mix trap with narco culture. It's storytelling turned into song.