camelo

Definitions of camelo
  1. noun
    playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
    synonyms: chicoleo, coqueteo, coquetería, devaneo, escarceo, flirt, flirteo, galanteo, ligoteo, pololeo, remoquete
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    type of:
    aventura, cabriola, pirueta, retozo
    gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
  2. noun
    something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
    synonyms: engañifa, filfa, inocentada, mistificación, patraña
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    type of:
    ardid, artería, astucia, embaucamiento, estratagema, farfolla, fullería, picaresca, sofisma
    the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
  3. noun
    a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
    synonyms: engatusamiento
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    aletazo, arana, embaimiento, embaucamiento, engañifa, engaño, estafa, fraude, mangancia, petardo, pufo, superchería, timo, tocomocho, trapacería
    the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
  4. noun
    flattery designed to gain favor
    synonyms: candonga, carocas, enlabio, pamema
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    type of:
    adulación, candonga, halago, lisonja
    excessive or insincere praise
  5. noun
    an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse
    synonyms: cuento chino, patraña
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    type of:
    andrómina, jácara, mentirijilla, mentirilla, milonga, paparrucha, paparruchada, patraña, trola, trufa
    a trivial lie
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