grubear
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grubear
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (colloquial) (play jokes) (Panama)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Panama
a. to mess around
No le hagas caso a Tere. Le gusta grubear y nada de lo que dice es en serio.Don't pay attention to Tere. She likes to mess around and she doesn't mean anything she says.
b. to joke around
Deja de grubear, Franco. Sabes que yo no dije eso.Stop joking around, Franco. You know I didn't say that.
2. (colloquial) (to have a casual relationship with) (Panama)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Panama
a. to mess around
Raquel no era mi novia. Solo estábamos grubeando.Raquel wasn't my girlfriend. We were just messing around.
b. to fool around
Tiago y Ana grubearon por un tiempo cuando estábamos en la universidad.Tiago and Ana fooled around for a while when we were in college.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
3. (colloquial) (to tease) (Panama)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Panama
a. to mess with (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Creo que perdimos el vuelo. - ¿Me estás grubeando? Eso es imposible.I think we missed our flight. - Are you messing with me? That's impossible.
b. to mess around with (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Sé que a Zulay le gusta grubear a la gente, pero a veces se pasa con sus bromas.I know Zulay likes to mess around with people, but sometimes she crosses a line with her jokes.
c. to pull someone's leg (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
No te estoy grubeando, Armando. Creo que alguien de verdad se robó tu carro.I'm not pulling your leg, Armando. I think someone did steal your car.
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