Tontolaba
Silly idiot
Pero ¿cómo vas a comprar eso sin mirar opiniones, tontolaba?
Your friend pays for a fake 'VIP' ticket from a sketchy site and you call them this while shaking your head.
Literally, it's a compound insult: "tonto" (stupid) + a nonsense-sounding "laba," making it feel childish and mocky.
In practice, it means a silly idiot-someone acting dumb, clueless, or spineless, often in a scolding-but-not-super-vulgar way. It's more comic than brutal, like something you might say to a friend who just did a dumb mistake. It's common in Spain and sounds a bit old-school or family-friendly compared to stronger insults.
"Tontolaba" does not mean a crybaby, a cheapskate, a smart aleck. It specifically means "Silly idiot".
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