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/Sounds like "AH" (as in "art") + "LAHS" (as in "lava") + "pah" (as in "park") + "TAH" (as in "tar") + "dahs" (as in "dart")/

Meaning

Very badly, chaotically, and without any care whatsoever. In Argentina, when something goes "a las patadas" it went terribly and there is no polishing the result. Also used for doing something hastily and sloppily, rushing through it at the last possible moment.

Examples

The match was a disaster, we could not create a single clear play all game.

I threw the report together at the last minute and it really shows.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Al chilazo

A treacherous, gossipy, and venomous person who talks trash about everyone behind their backs while smiling to their faces. The víbora is someone you can't trust because their poison is their words.