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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "goo" (as in "good") + "EEN" (as in "eagle")/

Meaning

Gossip, a rumor, or a scandalous situation in Chile. The 'cagüín' is the story everyone wants to hear even though nobody knows exactly how it started. If there's a cagüín, there's drama.

Examples

Didn't you hear about the office drama?

A huge scandal broke out when the truth came out.

Regional synonyms

Shocked, bewildered, or completely thrown off by something unexpected in Mexico and Chile. When something so surprising happens that you need a few seconds to process it, you are "sacado." It is that face of total disbelief when reality hits you out of nowhere. Often used as "sacado de onda," which adds emphasis, like saying your whole vibe got disrupted. The word literally means "taken out," as in mentally pulled out of your normal state.