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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "GAHR" (as in "garden") + "lah" (as in "lava")/

Meaning

In Colombia, to screw something up badly, ruin it completely, or put your foot in your mouth. The person who "la caga" blows up something that was going well.

Examples

I screwed up - I told everyone it was a surprise.

Don't blow it now that we are almost there.

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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "GAHR" (as in "garden") + "lah" (as in "lava")/

Meaning

To screw up badly, completely ruin something, or make an irreversible mistake that makes you want to disappear. It's universal across the Spanish-speaking world, everyone's cagado la at some point.

Examples

I screwed up when I sent the message to the wrong person.

Don't screw it up now, we're almost done.

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A Mexican expression of total agreement meaning 'deal,' 'let's do it,' 'we're on,' or 'confirmed.' It's the verbal handshake that seals any plan between friends.