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/Sounds like "chahm" (as in "chat") + "boh" (as in "boat") + "NAH" (as in "nacho") + "dah" (as in "dart")/

Meaning

A clumsy mistake or sloppy job that shows the person had no idea what they were doing. A chambonada is the botched repair that makes things worse, the typo in the official document, or the costly blunder that ruins the whole project.

Examples

What a sloppy job, the picture ended up completely crooked.

He made such a mess of it that he had to redo everything from scratch.

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Regional synonyms
Bandera de España
Chapuza

When a party really kicks into high gear, that moment when things go from chill to absolutely wild. In Mexico, "agarrar la fiesta" describes the turning point where the energy explodes, the music gets louder, everyone is dancing, and nobody wants to leave. It is that magical shift, usually past midnight, when the night goes from "this is nice" to "this is legendary." Literally it means "to grab the party.".