Community

Your word isn't here yet

Join Hablaaa and add the expression no one else has documented.

/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "pah" (as in "park") + "lahn" (as in "lava") + "KAHR" (as in "car") + "seh" (as in "set")/

Meaning

To get comfortably settled somewhere with absolutely no intention of moving for a long time. In Spain, apalancarse is that state of perfect inertia: sunk into the couch, sprawled at a friend's place, or planted in a job with zero urgency to change anything.

Examples

He settled into the couch with a blanket and did not move all day.

We planted ourselves at the bar and did not leave until they kicked us out at closing.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Colombia
Arrochar

An overly sweet and cloying person who exaggerates affection to the point of discomfort. In Colombia and Venezuela the meloso lays it on so thick with the sweetness that eventually nobody can stand being around them.