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agarrao

🇵🇷 Spanish slang from Puerto Rico

What does “agarrao” mean?

stingy

Example

“No seas agarrao, paga la tuya.”
Don't be stingy, pay for yours.

Good to know

Literally "holding on tight".

Who you can say it to

With friends, not your boss

💸 Money🙄 Teasing

The textbook way to say it: tacaño

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