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¡Qué boleta!
🇨🇴 Spanish slang from Colombia
What does “¡Qué boleta!” mean?
How tacky! / How embarrassing!
Example
“Fue en pijama al centro comercial, ¡qué boleta!”
He went to the mall in his pajamas, how embarrassing!
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
🙄 Teasing😮 Reactions
The textbook way to say it: ¡Qué vergüenza!
Heard in a conversation
Sunday lunch at Mom's
Camilo Y va la tía Rosa con el novio nuevo, un mono altísimo.
And Aunt Rosa's coming with her new boyfriend, a really tall blond guy.
Mari ¿El de la moto con música a todo volumen? ¡Qué boleta!
The one with the motorbike blasting music? How tacky!
Camilo Ese mismo. Pero es un berraco, arregló la nevera de mi mamá.
That's him. But he's brilliant, he fixed Mom's fridge.
More from Colombia
- chéverecool, great
- bacanocool, awesome
- ¡Qué pena!Sorry! / How embarrassing!
- ¡Qué chimba!Awesome! / So cool!
- guayabohangover
- berracotough, brilliant; furious
- mameraa drag, a bore
- pailatoo bad; screwed
Songs from Colombia
- La Camisa Negra · JuanesLevel A2
- Vida de Rico · CamiloLevel A2
- Waka Waka (Esto es África) · ShakiraLevel A2
- Mi Gente · J Balvin, Willy WilliamLevel A2
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