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/Sounds like "trohm" (as in "troll") + "POO" (as in "pool") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

Someone visibly pouting or making an angry face, showing their displeasure through expression without saying a word. Used across Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, and the Caribbean when someone sulks with a pouty face after not getting what they wanted.

Examples

He went all pouty when they didn't buy him what he wanted.

He's been sulking with that face since they scolded him, best not to approach him right now.

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/Sounds like "trohm" (as in "troll") + "POO" (as in "pool") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

Someone with naturally prominent or thick lips. Used as a physical description across Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, and the Caribbean, sometimes as gentle teasing but often just neutrally descriptive.

Examples

The baby came out with big lips just like his dad.

That actor with the big lips who's always in telenovelas.

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Cool, great, or excellent in Venezuelan slang. Applied freely to ideas, people, places, and events. It comes from the adjective "fino" (refined, quality) repurposed as casual everyday praise for anything that impresses or pleases you.