Community

Your word isn't here yet

Join Hablaaa and add the expression no one else has documented.

/Sounds like "soh" (as in "solo") + "REH" (as in "red") + "teh" (as in "ten")/

Meaning

A strong insult that literally means excrement. Used for someone despicable, backstabbing, or just plain awful. One of the most direct put-downs in Río de la Plata Spanish.

Examples

That jerk stole my parking spot without blinking.

How do you do that to a friend? You are such a piece of work.

Regional synonyms

A thousand-colón bill in Costa Rica, named for the red color that once distinguished it. "Un rojo" means 1,000 colones, "cinco rojos" means 5,000. Even after redesigns changed the actual color, the word stuck in everyday Tico speech for any informal transaction.