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/Sounds like "ahn" (as in "art") + "DAHR" (as in "dart") + "KROO" (as in "crew") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

Walking around with a hangover on your back: head pounding like a drum, stomach doing flips, light burning your eyes. It is the real price of having gone too hard the night before, no discounts and no excuses. Pure Mexican slang for the morning after regret.

Examples

I was so hungover at work I couldn't even look at the screen.

Being hungover at the street market is the worst punishment, with the sun and the noise.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Costa Rica
Bandera de Honduras
Bandera de Nicaragua
Goma
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Chile
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de España
Bandera de Perú
Bandera de Uruguay
Bandera de Venezuela
Resaca

/Sounds like "ahn" (as in "art") + "DAHR" (as in "dart") + "KROO" (as in "crew") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

To be hungover in Mexico, dealing with the brutal aftermath of drinking too much the night before. Headache, nausea, regret, the whole package. 'Crudo' literally means 'raw,' which perfectly captures how exposed and wrecked you feel the morning after a night out.

Examples

I've been hungover since yesterday, I shouldn't have drunk so much.

Being hungover on a Monday is the worst.

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Regional synonyms
Bandera de España
Mona

/Sounds like "ahn" (as in "art") + "DAHR" (as in "dart") + "KROO" (as in "crew") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

To be hungover after a night that clearly got out of hand. That state where you swear you will never drink again, a promise that lasts exactly until the next party. In Mexico, "crudo" literally means "raw," which is exactly how you feel the morning after.

Examples

I'm hungover but here at work, like a champ.

She's so hungover that not even coffee is working.

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To be in an extremely difficult and urgent situation, on the verge of being overwhelmed by accumulated problems, debts, or pressures. The image of someone who can barely keep their head above water.