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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "kohr" (as in "coat") + "deh" (as in "debt") + "OHN" (as in "oh")/

Meaning

A tiny piece of paper with hidden notes to cheat on an exam without the teacher noticing. In Mexico the 'acordeón' folds like the musical instrument: many pleats hiding the answers.

Examples

I made an acordeón but didn't even use it because I knew everything.

They found his acordeón and voided his exam.

Regional synonyms

No problem, it's all good, don't worry, relax. It's the quintessential Mexican reassuring phrase, that magic sentence that dissolves any tension and tells you everything's gonna be cool.