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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "soh" (as in "solo") + "TAHR" (as in "tar") + "seh" (as in "set")/

Meaning

To overreact, stress out excessively, or dramatize something that doesn't warrant it. In Mexico it means losing your cool over minor things and making a mountain out of a molehill.

Examples

Don't stress so much, it's not that serious.

She always overreacts about everything and creates unnecessary drama.

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Regional synonyms

A snitch or rat who tells on others to the authorities or exposes their secrets without being asked. In Argentina and Uruguay, the buchon is one of the most socially condemned figures: they broke the code, they talked, and now nobody can trust them again.