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Add a word/Sounds like "TOHK" (as in "toll") + "see" (as in "see") + "koh" (as in "coat")/
Meaning
A toxic person, someone who drains your energy, manipulates you, and damages you emotionally in a relationship. The term exploded across Spanish-speaking social media in the 2020s as relationship psychology vocabulary entered everyday conversation. Labeling someone tóxico ended many situationships.
Examples
“I cut off that person because they were completely toxic.”
“Before labeling someone toxic, ask whether you're part of the problem too.”
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/Sounds like "TOHK" (as in "toll") + "see" (as in "see") + "koh" (as in "coat")/
Meaning
A toxic player in online games: the person who joins just to complain, insults teammates when things go wrong, and reports everyone who does not play the way they demand. The one who makes you want to close the game within ten minutes of playing together.
Examples
“Me salí de la partida porque mi equipo era bien tóxico.”
“I left the match because my whole team was super toxic.”
“Tipo cuando te toca un tóxico en ranked, ya sabes cómo va a acabar la cosa.”
“When you get a toxic player in ranked mode, you already know how it is going to end.”
Regional synonyms
/Sounds like "TOHK" (as in "toll") + "see" (as in "see") + "koh" (as in "coat")/
Meaning
A person with emotionally damaging behaviors: manipulation, extreme jealousy, control, and constant drama. Being tóxico is the biggest red flag in dating.
Examples
“Leave that tóxico boyfriend, he doesn't deserve you and you know it.”
“The relationship was super tóxica, it made me feel bad all the time.”
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/Sounds like "TOHK" (as in "toll") + "see" (as in "see") + "koh" (as in "coat")/
Meaning
A toxic person, someone who drains your energy, manipulates you, and damages you emotionally in a relationship. The term exploded across Spanish-speaking social media in the 2020s as relationship psychology vocabulary entered everyday conversation. Labeling someone tóxico ended many situationships.
Examples
“I cut off that person because they were completely toxic.”
“Before labeling someone toxic, ask whether you're part of the problem too.”
Word family
Regional synonyms
/Sounds like "TOHK" (as in "toll") + "see" (as in "see") + "koh" (as in "coat")/
Meaning
A toxic player in online games: the person who joins just to complain, insults teammates when things go wrong, and reports everyone who does not play the way they demand. The one who makes you want to close the game within ten minutes of playing together.
Examples
“Me salí de la partida porque mi equipo era bien tóxico.”
“I left the match because my whole team was super toxic.”
“Tipo cuando te toca un tóxico en ranked, ya sabes cómo va a acabar la cosa.”
“When you get a toxic player in ranked mode, you already know how it is going to end.”
Regional synonyms
/Sounds like "TOHK" (as in "toll") + "see" (as in "see") + "koh" (as in "coat")/
Meaning
A person with emotionally damaging behaviors: manipulation, extreme jealousy, control, and constant drama. Being tóxico is the biggest red flag in dating.
Examples
“Leave that tóxico boyfriend, he doesn't deserve you and you know it.”
“The relationship was super tóxica, it made me feel bad all the time.”
Regional synonyms
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Argel
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