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What does “Estar en la edad del pavo” mean?

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Estar en la edad del pavo

Word for word

To be at the age of the turkey

What it really means

To be in that silly stretch of adolescence, roughly twelve to fifteen, full of giggling and mood swings.

How we say it in English

To be at that awkward age

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