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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "GAHR" (as in "garden") + "seh" (as in "set") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "MYEH" + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

To feel extreme fear, to be completely terrified. It's a vulgar but widely used expression across the Spanish-speaking world for describing genuine terror.

Examples

I cagué de miedo watching that horror movie.

We all cagamos de miedo when the lights went out in the basement.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Argentina
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Puerto Rico's beloved Christmas drink, made with coconut milk, rum, cinnamon, and eggs. Think eggnog but richer, sweeter, and tropical. No Puerto Rican holiday gathering is complete without a batch of homemade coquito, and every family swears their recipe is the best.