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/Sounds like 'TOH-cheh'/

A dummy, a fool, someone who doesn't get the obvious and makes poor decisions. In Colombia, calling someone toche is a direct insult to their intelligence — not violent, but definitively dismissive.

Example

"¡Ay, toche, te dije que no hicieras eso!"

"No seas toche, ¿no ves que te está tomando el pelo? → You dummy, I told you not to do that!"

"Don't be an idiot, can't you see he's pulling your leg?"

Word family
Regional synonyms:

Falso, de mala calidad, pirata o que no es genuino. En Venezuela y Colombia se usa para describir productos, situaciones e incluso excusas que no convencen.