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/Sounds like "teh" (as in "ten") + "NEHR" (as in "net") + "kohl" (as in "coat") + "MEE" (as in "me") + "yoh" (as in "yoke")/
In Mexico, to have the street smarts and lived experience to not get fooled or taken advantage of. Colmillo is the kind of wisdom life earns you through hard knocks: you know how the world works, and you are not easy to trick.
“A mí no me engañas, ya tengo colmillo para esto.”
“You can't fool me, I have enough colmillo for that.”
“Su abuela tiene mucho colmillo, no la engaña nadie que intente.”
“His grandmother has a lot of colmillo, nobody who tries gets past her.”
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In Mexico, to have the street smarts and lived experience to not get fooled or taken advantage of. Colmillo is the kind of wisdom life earns you through hard knocks: you know how the world works, and you are not easy to trick.
“A mí no me engañas, ya tengo colmillo para esto.”
“You can't fool me, I have enough colmillo for that.”
“Su abuela tiene mucho colmillo, no la engaña nadie que intente.”
“His grandmother has a lot of colmillo, nobody who tries gets past her.”
Callear
To wander the streets without a fixed destination, just to see what is happening or pass the time. In Colombia and Venezuela, callear is the go-to activity when you have no specific plan but staying home is simply not an option.