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"De tal palo tal astilla" 

This expression is commonly used in Colombia to say that a son/daughter behaves/does something similar to his/her father and therefore it's easy to tell they are relatives.
Él hizo lo mismo que su padre hizo cuando era joven. "De tal palo tal astilla"
He did exactly the same thing his father did when he was young. He takes after his father/Like father like son/The acorn doesn't fall far from the tree

palo tongue 

when a person sticks their tongue out in photos.
"dang priscilla, you have a palo tongue!"
palo tongue by jimmyslim July 19, 2009

PALO ALTO SECURITY TRAUMA 

It is when to your consternation you are put in their abusive driiling.

When people hate security at STANFORD MALL so much they start stealing and assaulting the people in security at the mall as the PALO.ALTO SECUTITY TRAUMA has gotten around big time and not only that PALO ALTO'S laws passed so people can practice PARSIMONY peacefully without anyone being able to ask anyone of anything to help out.
When that set me up.for pan handling to afford some food and they immediately trespass me out and the five dollars given

blows away in the wind you feel the PALO ALTO SECURITY TRAUMA when you come back after eight months and are treated wose not able to not only at dinner time to get something to eat but SHAKE SHACK.LIES about saying they will give you something renegues.
I kicked that punk in the palotes!
palotes by Dustin November 17, 2003

palotheropy 

Using the latin word for stick Palo, the word palotheropy can be defined as a treatment involving the accused getting repeatedly hit with a stick. Canes belts, and in some cases heavy metal poles this treatment is used to treat naughty people, aka, theifs, rapists kidnappers and, politicians. This treatment is almost always seen throughout Latin America the suspect is almost always caught red handed thus the punishment is delt to the crime committed. This can go one for minutes to sometimes hours, this is usually done in most severe circumstances.
Esse1;Bro I heard little jaun was stealing mama latinas weed plants she caught him and gave him Palotheropy.
Esse two: sè but she hit him like a dog un perro
palotheropy by 943chck October 25, 2023

De los palotes 

A spanish expression used to define someone random.
Would you do the same as María de los palotes?
De los palotes by aranewe February 14, 2023
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