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/Sounds like "AHL" (as in "art") + "koh" (as in "coat") + "EH" (as in "egg") + "teh" (as in "ten")/

Meaning

For nothing, in vain, without any result whatsoever. From Argentine lunfardo, possibly from Italian "al cazzo." When effort goes "al cohete," you put in the time, the work, or the wait, and got absolutely nothing back for it.

Examples

I waited two hours for absolutely nothing, they cancelled everything without any warning.

All that work was for nothing, they rejected it without even looking at it.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Argentina
Al pedo

Suspicious, acting sketchy, or giving off guilty vibes. Comes directly from the game Among Us where "sus" is how players call out the imposter. In Spanish-speaking communities, "sussy" is the adjectivized version that stuck in everyday slang to describe anyone behaving in a shady or untrustworthy way.