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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "EHR" (as in "egg") + "leh" (as in "let") + "GOHR" (as in "go") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

To find someone annoying or unpleasant in Mexico, when a person rubs you the wrong way and you just can't stand being around them. It's an instinctive dislike you can't always explain.

Examples

That guy really gets on my nerves, I don't know why.

Don't take it personally, some people just rub others the wrong way.

Regional synonyms

A servile assistant or lackey who follows an important person around everywhere and runs all their errands. The word comes from Náhuatl "atl" (water) plus "chichinqui" (one who sips), literally "the one who drinks up the boss's water." In Mexico it describes political flunkies, the yes-men of any boss, and anyone who trails after a more powerful person with total subordination baked into their body language.