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/SOM-po/

Someone missing a limb or with a physical disability, particularly in the legs or arms. In El Salvador and Guatemala it can be used descriptively or as a blunt insult depending on tone.

Example

"He's walked with a limp since the accident."

"Don't call him that — he was born that way."

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Recordar que no todo el mundo se deja manipular. Se dice cuando alguien intenta engañar a quien ya lo conoce bien.