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Bandera de Colombia

/Sounds like 'tom-beh-AR'/

To snitch to the police — giving up information or turning someone in from your own neighborhood. In Colombia, tombear is a serious betrayal of street code; a tombeador loses all trust and respect in their community.

Example

"Lo tombearon sus propios amigos y lo agarró la policía."

"Si tombeas en este barrio no vuelves a vivir tranquilo. → His own friends snitched on him and the police caught him."

"If you snitch in this neighborhood you'll never live in peace again."

Word family
Regional synonyms:

Bailar de manera sensual y provocativa al ritmo del reggaetón, o tener una actitud desinhibida y atrevida. Es la acción de dejarse llevar por el bellaqueo.