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tumbar

🇵🇷 Spanish slang from Puerto Rico

What does “tumbar” mean?

to rip someone off, to rob

Example

“Me tumbaron veinte pesos en el taxi.”
The taxi ripped me off twenty dollars.

Good to know

A "tumbe" is a rip-off or a robbery.

Who you can say it to

With friends, not your boss

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The textbook way to say it: robar, estafar

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