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/Sounds like "BREH" (as in "bread") + "teh" (as in "ten") + "peh" (as in "pet") + "SAH" (as in "salsa") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

A very demanding, exhausting, or stressful job in Costa Rica. When work consumes every last drop of energy a Tico has.

Examples

I've got such a brutal workload right now, I don't even have time to eat.

The end-of-month crunch leaves me completely drained.

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Regional synonyms

Mexican slang for dying or being finished, with dark barrio humor. "Faros" was a cheap cigarette brand, and "ya chupó faros" (already smoked the Faros) means someone or something is dead and done.