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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "toh" (as in "toll") + "ROHN" (as in "row")/

Meaning

A jam, bottleneck or situation where everything gets stuck and can't move forward. In Mexico an atorón is both a traffic jam and any kind of block or standstill.

Examples

I got stuck in a massive traffic jam and arrived two hours late.

The project hit a snag because of budget issues.

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An Argentine expression meaning everything's perfect, excellent, that you accept something enthusiastically, or there's no problem at all. When something's joya, it's exactly right and you're completely satisfied.