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/Sounds like "AHL" (as in "art") + "gah" (as in "garden") + "REH" (as in "red") + "teh" (as in "ten")/
Without direction, out of control, or in total chaos when everything goes off the rails and there's no stopping it. A nautical Caribbean expression adopted by Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic to describe absolute mayhem.
“The party went al garete after midnight.”
“My life's been al garete since I moved.”
/Sounds like "AHL" (as in "art") + "gah" (as in "garden") + "REH" (as in "red") + "teh" (as in "ten")/
A Puerto Rican (and Caribbean) expression for describing something out of control, neglected, or directionless. "Está al garete" can be an abandoned project, an uncontrolled person, a disordered party, or a badly managed country. Comes from nautical language ("irse al garete" means to drift away) and got applied to everyday speech with Caribbean flavor. Used daily in Puerto Rico with critical connotation.
“The company is going off the rails.”
“The party got out of control.”
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/Sounds like "AHL" (as in "art") + "gah" (as in "garden") + "REH" (as in "red") + "teh" (as in "ten")/
Without direction, out of control, or in total chaos when everything goes off the rails and there's no stopping it. A nautical Caribbean expression adopted by Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic to describe absolute mayhem.
“The party went al garete after midnight.”
“My life's been al garete since I moved.”
/Sounds like "AHL" (as in "art") + "gah" (as in "garden") + "REH" (as in "red") + "teh" (as in "ten")/
A Puerto Rican (and Caribbean) expression for describing something out of control, neglected, or directionless. "Está al garete" can be an abandoned project, an uncontrolled person, a disordered party, or a badly managed country. Comes from nautical language ("irse al garete" means to drift away) and got applied to everyday speech with Caribbean flavor. Used daily in Puerto Rico with critical connotation.
“The company is going off the rails.”
“The party got out of control.”
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Guate
In Ecuador, a close and trusted friend, someone who has been there through everything. Guate likely shares roots with the Mexican cuate (from Nahuatl coatl, meaning twin), both words pointing to a bond as tight as family.