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/Sounds like "WEE" (as in "weed") + "lah" (as in "lava")/

Meaning

An Aymara-origin exclamation used by young Bolivians to get someone's attention or greet a friend casually, like saying "hey" or "yo" on the Altiplano.

Examples

Hey, wait up, I'm on my way down.

Yo, did you catch the game last night?

Regional synonyms

In Spain, a babysitter: a person hired to take care of children while the parents go out for the evening. The word comes from the English "kangaroo" and became established in colloquial Spanish during the second half of the 20th century.