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/Sounds like the English word "tont" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AHR" (as in "art")/

Meaning

To flirt without commitment, to be in that limbo with someone where you're not together but not just friends either. The classic 'we have a thing but we're nothing official.'.

Examples

They're tonteando but they're not officially dating yet.

They stopped tonteando and finally made it official.

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Regional synonyms

A sycophant who flatters those in power to get ahead, the classic yes-man who celebrates even his boss's mistakes. In Colombia and Venezuela, pelota is synonymous with "lambón" or "lame botas": someone who never has their own opinion, only whatever the boss thinks.