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/Sounds like "teh" (as in "ten") + "poh" (as in "port") + "ROH" (as in "row") + "choh" (as in "chose")/

Meaning

A homeless alcoholic who lives on the streets and drinks daily until they pass out. In Mexico it's a sadly common sight, a person at rock bottom whose world revolves entirely around their next drink.

Examples

The drunk on the corner always asks for coins for his next drink.

I don't want to end up like a street drunk, that's my biggest fear.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Argentina
Curdela

A bad egg, a genuinely wicked or dangerous person who always brings trouble with them. In the Caribbean it gives rise to the saying "bicho malo nunca muere" (a bad bug never dies), meaning the worst people always seem to survive and get away with everything.