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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "gahn" (as in "garden") + "DAH" (as in "dart") + "yeh" (as in "yes")/

Meaning

The act of grabbing or hoarding something that is not yours, taking more than your share without any guilt. In Mexico, "agandalle" names that selfish move where someone takes it all and leaves nothing for anyone else.

Examples

No seas de agandalle y deja algo para los demás.

Don't be greedy, leave some for everyone else.

Ese agandalle que hizo con el presupuesto fue de lo peor.

That money grab he pulled with the budget was absolutely the worst.

Regional synonyms

A vulgar, tacky, classless person in Argentina. It's the classist Argentine insult for someone with supposedly bad taste, trashy behavior, and a lack of refinement, at least according to whoever's judging.