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/Sounds like "AH" (as in "art") + "kahl" (as in "car") + "SOHN" (as in "solo") + "kee" (as in "keep") + "TAH" (as in "tar") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

To speak with complete honesty and no holds barred, putting everything on the table without sugarcoating. In Mexico, saying things "a calzón quitado" means being brutally direct.

Examples

Let's be straight with each other: the business isn't working.

He told me straight up, no softening the blow.

Regional synonyms

A jinx, killjoy, or someone who brings bad energy wherever they go. The 'agüizote' ruins plans with their very presence or their toxic comments.