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/Sounds like "bah" (as in "bar") + "LEHR" (as in "let") + "pee" (as in "pea") + "CHOO" (as in "choose") + "rryah"/

Meaning

To be worth absolutely nothing. In Venezuela, "valer pichurria" is the most dismissive verdict you can deliver on a job, a payment, or a situation: it has no value, full stop. Used when something is so bad or so poorly compensated that even "bad" feels generous.

Examples

Ese trabajo vale pichurria, busca algo mejor.

That job is completely worthless, go find something better.

Me pagaron lo que vale pichurria por todo ese esfuerzo.

They paid me next to nothing for all that effort.

Regional synonyms

To bother, annoy, or get in the way of something. In Spain and Latin America, jorobar is a softer alternative to a stronger word, it means to mess something up or irritate someone, but with a slight sense of resigned frustration.