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/Sounds like "tee" (as in "tea") + "boo" (as in "boot") + "ROHN" (as in "row")/

Meaning

A cunning, ambitious, aggressive person who always looks for an angle in business or any situation. In Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela, a tiburón smells opportunity from a distance and moves in fast. Watch out or they will take advantage of you.

Examples

Ese tipo es un tiburón para los negocios, no le sale nada mal.

That guy is a total shark in business, nothing ever goes wrong for him.

Watch out for that shark, he will eat you alive if you are not careful.

Word family
Regional synonyms
Bandera de Venezuela
Bandera de Colombia
Bicho
Bandera de Cuba
Bandera de República Dominicana
Cuco

Someone you are casually seeing or flirting with, not yet official but definitely more than friends. A ligue is that ambiguous almost-relationship, the person you are "talking to" or "seeing" without any labels. In Spain and Mexico, having a ligue means you are in that exciting early stage where you go on dates and text constantly but neither of you has had "the talk" yet. It can also mean the act of flirting itself or picking someone up at a bar.