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Mexican Slang from La Oficina: The Complete Season 1 Slang Guide
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Tufo
/Sounds like "TOO" (as in "tool") + "foh" (as in "foam")/
Meaning
A strong, unpleasant smell, especially body odor or the stench of sweat and fermentation. In Mexico and Central America, tufo is a blunt way to say something or someone stinks. It is also used figuratively for a smug or arrogant attitude in someone who suddenly thinks they are better than everyone else.
Examples
“That locker room has a stench you cannot stand.”
“He has been walking around with an air of self-importance ever since they promoted him two weeks ago.”
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Tufo
/Sounds like "TOO" (as in "tool") + "foh" (as in "foam")/
Meaning
A strong, unpleasant smell, especially body odor or the stench of sweat and fermentation. In Mexico and Central America, tufo is a blunt way to say something or someone stinks. It is also used figuratively for a smug or arrogant attitude in someone who suddenly thinks they are better than everyone else.
Examples
“That locker room has a stench you cannot stand.”
“He has been walking around with an air of self-importance ever since they promoted him two weeks ago.”
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Pantallero
In Mexico, a show-off who flaunts wealth or status they may not actually have, just to impress people. The pantallero buys the latest phone while behind on rent, talks endlessly about a trip they barely took, and is all image with zero substance.