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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "EHR" (as in "egg") + "seh" (as in "set") + "leh" (as in "let") + "EHL" (as in "egg") + "BAYN" (as in "bay") + "teh" (as in "ten") + "TAHR" (as in "tar") + "deh" (as in "debt")/

Meaning

In Mexico, to finally understand something way after it happened, when it is already too late to do anything about it. The expression comes from old payphone coins: the veinte (twenty-centavo coin) drops late. Like the person who gets the joke five minutes after everyone else moved on.

Examples

He finally realized he had been tricked, way too late.

I explained it three times and it eventually clicked for him a while later.

Regional synonyms

The common cold with coughing, runny nose, sore throat, and general misery that catches you when you least expect it. According to every Latino mom, you get a resfriado from going out with wet hair or walking barefoot.