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/Sounds like "tee" (as in "tea") + "rah" (as in "rapper") + "EH" (as in "egg") + "roh" (as in "row")/

Meaning

Someone who constantly throws shade or indirect jabs, or a situation loaded with passive-aggressive digs. In Puerto Rico a tiraero is the person whose every sentence hides a barb.

Examples

That group is full of shade, every comment has a dig in it.

He's such a shade-thrower, always talking sideways.

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Regional synonyms

The bill or check at the end of a meal. Asking for la cuenta in Mexico is an art form: you have to catch the waiter's eye, raise your hand, or do the universal pen-on-palm gesture, because it rarely just shows up on its own. Used across all Spanish-speaking countries.