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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "pehn" (as in "pet") + "deh" (as in "debt") + "HAHR" (as in "hard") + "seh" (as in "set")/

Meaning

To become dumber or lose your sharpness over time, or because a situation has messed with your judgment. Used in Mexico, Colombia, and Venezuela when someone stops thinking clearly.

Examples

Desde que entró a esa empresa se apendejó mucho.

Ever since he joined that company he's lost a lot of his sharpness.

No te vayas a apendejar con ese negocio que suena muy raro.

Don't let that sketchy business deal make you lose your head.

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Regional synonyms

The play-by-play soccer announcer who describes the match in real time, most famous for screaming "GOOOOOL" for thirty seconds straight until he runs out of breath. In Mexico and across Latin America, the narrador is as iconic as the match itself and sometimes more memorable than the goals.