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/Sounds like "tah" (as in "tar") + "SAH" (as in "salsa") + "hoh" (as in "hope")/
In Cuba, an extremely skinny person, bony and lean like a strip of dried salted meat. Used playfully or affectionately to tease someone who really needs a good meal.
“He's skinny as a rail, someone needs to feed him.”
“That kid is a beanpole, the wind could knock him over.”
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/Sounds like "tah" (as in "tar") + "SAH" (as in "salsa") + "hoh" (as in "hope")/
In Cuba, an extremely skinny person, bony and lean like a strip of dried salted meat. Used playfully or affectionately to tease someone who really needs a good meal.
“He's skinny as a rail, someone needs to feed him.”
“That kid is a beanpole, the wind could knock him over.”
Negging
A manipulative flirting tactic where someone throws subtle insults or backhanded compliments to chip away at your confidence, making you seek their approval. Common across Spanish-speaking social media and dating culture.