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/Sounds like "TOOM" (as in "tool") + "beh" (as in "bed")/
A robbery, scam, or rip-off where someone takes your money or belongings. In Mexico, a tumbe can be anything from a street mugging to an online purchase that never arrived. It comes from "tumbar," meaning to knock down, and it perfectly captures that feeling of getting knocked over by someone who just took what was yours.
“I got scammed on some sneakers I bought online.”
“Be careful with that dude, he's into robbing people.”
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/Sounds like "TOOM" (as in "tool") + "beh" (as in "bed")/
A robbery, scam, or rip-off where someone takes your money or belongings. In Mexico, a tumbe can be anything from a street mugging to an online purchase that never arrived. It comes from "tumbar," meaning to knock down, and it perfectly captures that feeling of getting knocked over by someone who just took what was yours.
“I got scammed on some sneakers I bought online.”
“Be careful with that dude, he's into robbing people.”
Papelón
A public embarrassment big enough for everyone to witness and remember. Making a papelón means you messed up in front of an audience: forgot your speech, fell down the stairs at work, or said something completely wrong in a meeting. The shame has witnesses.