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/Sounds like "tah" (as in "tar") + "rahm" (as in "rapper") + "BAH" (as in "bar") + "nah" (as in "nacho")/

Meaning

In Spain, a scatterbrained, unreliable, and irresponsible person who does whatever they feel like without thinking about consequences. The tone sits between reproach and resignation.

Examples

He's such a tarambana - he spent his whole paycheck in a week.

Don't rely on that tarambana for anything serious.

Regional synonyms

Someone who is slow to react or lets opportunities slip by out of indecision or cluelessness. In Mexico, a quedado is the person who misses obvious flirting, fails to act when the moment is right, or simply does not move fast enough when it counts.