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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "geh" (as in "get") + "boh" (as in "boat") + "NAH" (as in "nacho") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

Venezuelan and Colombian slang for someone who is slow, sluggish, and completely low-energy. Derived from "güevón" with an intensifying prefix. Used for someone acting with total lack of motivation or reacting at an incredibly slow pace.

Examples

Why are you so out of it today? Snap out of it.

He showed up to the meeting half-asleep and barely functioning.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Venezuela
Morrocoy

A stapler, in Argentina and Uruguay. One of those everyday objects that each Spanish-speaking country decided to name its own way: "abrochadora" in the River Plate region, "grapadora" in Spain, "corchetera" in Chile. Same device, completely different names.