chambean, pero no jalan

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chambean, pero no jalan
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1. (third person plural)
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
(Puerto Rico)
a. they load their guns, but they don't pull the trigger
¿Qué están haciendo? ¿Por qué no disparan? - No sé, chambean, pero no jalan.What are they doing? Why don't they shoot? - I don't know; they load their guns, but they don't pull the trigger.
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