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[ SLANG ][ MULTILINGUAL NATIVE ]

Spanish slang with two separate documented senses: in gaming, a cheat or hack that gives an unfair advantage ("chetos"), and in Argentine Spanish, an adjective for a person or place seen as upper-class or pretentious.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"That player is hitting every shot through the wall; he is obviously using chetos."

LORE & ORIGIN

In gaming Spanish, the word is explained as an adaptation of English "cheat"; press coverage on cheating in online shooters uses "chetos" for aimbots, wall hacks and similar tools, and forum users have accused opponents of being "cheto". The Argentine sense is recorded in guides to Argentine vocabulary as describing people or places linked to the upper class or to snobbish attitudes; its etymology is not covered in the sources consulted. The two uses appear to be unrelated.

FIRST SEEN
Unknown (first use not documented)
PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)
Undated; gaming sense common in forums since the 2000s
CURRENT STATUS
Legacy / Decaying Slang
Related To:Aimbot

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