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aletoso

🇨🇴 Spanish slang from Colombia

What does “aletoso” mean?

someone itching for a fight, a big talker

Example

“No le haga caso, es un aletoso.”
Don't listen to him, he's all talk.

Good to know

From "aleta", fin: puffing himself up.

Who you can say it to

With friends, not your boss

🙄 Teasing

The textbook way to say it: peleón

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