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/Sounds like "boh" (as in "boat") + "lah" (as in "lava") + "DOHR" (as in "door") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "LOO" (as in "loop") + "sehs" (as in "set")/

Meaning

Someone who makes big promises and dazzles for a moment but delivers absolutely nothing concrete. In Colombia, a volador de luces shines briefly, takes up your time and possibly your money, then vanishes without any real results.

Examples

That consultant was all flash, he got paid and delivered nothing.

Don't get excited about what he says, he is all talk and zero follow-through.

A shortened, street-level form of compa or compadre in Mexico. Calling someone compita is the highest level of neighborhood trust, reserved for people you've been through thick and thin with.