patear
🇨🇱 Spanish slang from Chile
What does “patear” mean?
to dump someone
Example
“La polola lo pateó por WhatsApp.”
His girlfriend dumped him over WhatsApp.
Good to know
Literally "to kick".
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
❤️ Love
The textbook way to say it: terminar la relación
More from Chile
- pololo / pololaboyfriend / girlfriend
- atracarto make out
- pincharto have a fling with someone
- jotearto hit on someone, pushily
- tirar los cortesto flirt, to make a move
- andar en algoto be seeing someone (not official yet)
- mino / minaa hottie, a good-looking guy or girl
- estar pegadoto be hung up on someone
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