A snitch — or a nosy suck-up.
Two overlapping senses: someone who informs on others, and someone who meddles or sucks up to the boss. *Sapear* is the verb, to snitch. In parts of Colombia this is a serious accusation with a serious history, not schoolyard teasing.
Literally a toad. The image is of something squat and croaking — making noise it shouldn’t.
Heavier than it sounds. Calling a Colombian a *sapo* in the wrong setting is a real insult with real history behind it — understand it, don’t throw it.
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