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Bandera de Colombia

/chi-cha-RON/

A complicated, tangled problem that you don't know how to approach or where to even begin unraveling. In Colombia chicharrón is also the crispy fried pork skin, but the everyday chicharrón is a mess of a whole different kind.

Example

"This whole contract situation is a real mess."

"You got yourself into a real tangle by getting involved in that business."

Regional synonyms:

Failed, as in flunking an exam or a course in Peru. When you get 'jalado,' it means you did so badly that not even grading on a curve could save you. The word literally means 'pulled,' as in pulled down or pulled out of the passing list.