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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "oh" (as in "oh") + "REE" (as in "reed") + "tah" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

A magical Mexican word that can mean right now, in a bit, later, or possibly never, nobody knows for sure. It's famously vague and the bane of anyone who needs a specific timeframe.

Examples

I'll be there in a sec.

He said 'right now' two hours ago and still hasn't shown up.

Word family

In Venezuela, a person or thing that brings bad luck and ruins everything it touches. A "pavoso" gets blamed whenever something goes wrong just for being there, as if they carry a curse.