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/Sounds like "tee" (as in "tea") + "LEE" (as in "lead") + "cheh" (as in "check")/

Meaning

Junk, old stuff, or random clutter that is just taking up space. In Mexico, tiliches are all those objects you accumulate but never actually use. It is the kind of thing you find at a tianguis (street market) for practically nothing and probably should not buy.

Examples

Your room is full of junk, clean it up already.

Stop buying junk at the street market, it doesn't even fit in the storage room.

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Regional synonyms

In Puerto Rico, the daily hustle of finding money by any honest means possible. The "joseo" is a mindset of not sitting around waiting for things to happen.