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  What it means

  Literally “to shoot from the ear.” A slang term meaning to snitch, to tattle, or to inform on someone to the authorities/boss. “To be a rat.”

  Vocabulary

  • ucho — ear

  Grammar note

  'Z' + genitive ('ucha').

  Cultural context

  Likely comes from the idea of putting one's ear to a wall and then 'shooting' the info out.

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