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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "deh" (as in "debt") + "FEH" (as in "fence") + "syoh"/

Meaning

Someone who looks absolutely ridiculous, usually because of terrible fashion choices, or anything so ugly it hurts to look at. Used in Spain, Argentina, Colombia, and Mexico to call out eyesores and fashion disasters with no sugar-coating.

Examples

He showed up to the event looking like a total disaster, basically in costume.

That building is a complete eyesore in the middle of the city.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de España
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de Uruguay
Mamarracho

The super-superlative of "re" in Argentina, Peru, and Uruguay. When "re" alone is not enough to express how extreme something is, you level up to "recontra." The verbal equivalent of adding three exclamation points.