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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "gah" (as in "garden") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "roh" (as in "row")/

Meaning

A place where everything is a total disaster: dirty, messy, and chaotic to the max in Mexico and Argentina. Describes the most extreme degree of mess possible, when a space looks like a war zone with no survivors.

Examples

Your room is a cagadero, clean it up now.

They left the kitchen a cagadero after the party.

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Regional synonyms

Stay alert, pay attention, or be ready to act. In Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Peru, "pilas" is a direct warning or instruction to sharpen up before something important happens. Literally "batteries": having your batteries charged means being switched on and aware.