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Bandera de México

/Sounds like "oo" + "nyah"/

A thief or someone who steals small things, a petty crook in Mexico. If someone has a reputation as an "uña" (literally "fingernail"), it means everyone hides their stuff when you show up because anything left unattended mysteriously disappears around you. It's more about sneaky swiping than armed robbery.

Example

"Cuidado con ese, es bien uña, se roba todo. -> Watch out for that guy, he's a total klepto, he steals everything."

"Es tan uña que le robó las propinas al mesero. -> He's such a thief he stole the waiter's tips."

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Aguaje

Bandera de Venezuela
Bandera de Colombia

Alarde, presunción, actuar como si tuvieras más de lo que realmente tienes en Venezuela y Colombia. Hacer aguaje es puro show sin sustancia real, aparentar riqueza, poder o importancia que no tienes.