florear
Short answer
In Lima, "florear" means to sweet-talk, to embellish. The register is coloquial — fine among friends, out of place in a job interview or anything written to an institution. The standard Spanish equivalent is "adular, exagerar". In use: No me florees, dime cuánto cuesta.
| Part of speech | verbo |
|---|---|
| Register | coloquial |
| Standard Spanish | adular, exagerar |
| In use | No me florees, dime cuánto cuesta. Do not sweet-talk me, tell me the price. |
Draft entry — needs a native-speaker check before publishing.
Covers both flattery and dressing up a story. A floro is the sweet talk itself, and calling something puro floro means it is all talk.