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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "chah" (as in "chat") + "KAH" (as in "car") + "oh" (as in "oh")/

Meaning

In Chile, to be down in the dumps, low-energy, or in a blue mood after something went wrong. The person who is achacao looks sad and unmotivated, and it shows on their face.

Examples

He's been achacao since he broke up with his girlfriend last week.

I'm not going to get achacao over the job - I'll find another one.

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Regional synonyms

Tacky, in bad taste, or exaggeratedly showy without any real elegance. In Peru, huachafo describes anything that tries too hard to look refined but ends up looking ridiculous: flashy without substance, loud without style, expensive-looking without the class.