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/Sounds like "ahn" (as in "art") + "DAHR" (as in "dart") + "KOH" (as in "coat") + "moh" (as in "more") + "AHL" (as in "art") + "mah" (as in "mark") + "EHN" (as in "egg") + "PEH" (as in "pet") + "nah" (as in "nacho")/

Meaning

To wander around sad, lonely, and aimless, drifting without purpose or energy. In Spain and Latin America, this phrase paints the image of grief made into a walking figure: visibly hollow, going nowhere in particular.

Examples

He has been wandering around like a lost soul since his wife left.

Stop moping around like that, go talk to someone.

Regional synonyms

A confused, disorganized mess of ideas, arguments, or elements thrown together with no coherence. When a meeting, plan, or explanation is a sancocho, nothing connects and no one can make sense of it. The word borrows from the name of the hearty stew: everything gets thrown in at once.