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/Sounds like the English word "text" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AHR" (as in "art")/

Meaning

To send text messages or chat with someone constantly. An anglicism from the English 'text' that became a verb in Spanish and is used all across Latin America.

Examples

We've been texting for a week but he hasn't asked me out.

I've been texting with her since 10, can't put my phone down.

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Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Chile
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de España
Bandera de Perú
Bandera de Venezuela
Chatear

In Mexico and Central America, someone who picks fights easily and will argue or brawl over the smallest reason. The peleonero does not need a good excuse to start trouble, and backing down is simply not in their nature.