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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "toh" (as in "toll") + "RAH" (as in "rapper") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

Stuck, blocked, unable to move forward, whether physically or in a situation. In Mexico you can be atorado in traffic, jammed on a work problem, or even emotionally paralyzed. The image is something wedged in place with no easy way out.

Examples

I have been stuck in traffic for two hours and have not moved an inch.

I am still stuck on this work thing, I cannot find any solution.

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Regional synonyms
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de Venezuela
Bandera de Ecuador
Bandera de Costa Rica
Bandera de Panamá
Varado

In Mexico, the end of a cigarette or marijuana joint that's almost completely smoked down, the roach. In the neighborhood it's that last puff before you crush it out.