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/Sounds like "tee" (as in "tea") + "RAHR" (as in "rapper") + "PAH" (as in "park") + "roh" (as in "row")/

Meaning

To do someone a favor or have their back when they need it. In Mexico, when someone "te tira paro" they are hooking you up or covering for you, no strings attached. Pure camaraderie at its most casual: used with friends, coworkers, or anyone in your circle who needs a hand.

Examples

Help me out with the math homework, I don't understand any of it.

My boss did me a solid and let me leave early without docking my pay.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Uruguay
Bandera de Argentina
Gauchada

/Sounds like "tee" (as in "tea") + "RAHR" (as in "rapper") + "PAH" (as in "park") + "roh" (as in "row")/

Meaning

To help someone out, to do them a solid or a favor. In Mexico, 'tirar paro' is the classic request between friends when you need backup or someone to put in a word for you.

Examples

Tirar paro with the boss so he gives me the day off.

She always tira paro when I need her, she's a great friend.

Word family
Regional synonyms
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Uruguay
Gauchada

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In Ecuador, a close and trusted friend, someone who has been there through everything. Guate likely shares roots with the Mexican cuate (from Nahuatl coatl, meaning twin), both words pointing to a bond as tight as family.