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/Sounds like the English word "chiv" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AHR" (as in "art") + "seh" (as in "set")/

Meaning

To feel embarrassed, mortified, or ashamed, often to the point of blushing or becoming visibly flustered.

Examples

I turned bright red when they called me up front without warning.

He turned beet-red when they gave him an award in public.

Word family

/Sounds like the English word "chiv" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AHR" (as in "art") + "seh" (as in "set")/

Meaning

In Guatemala, to chicken out or back down at the last second. When someone bails on a plan or promise out of fear or nerves.

Examples

Don't chicken out now that we're already here.

He chickened out of asking for her number and stayed quiet.

Regional synonyms

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To gather the courage needed to do something difficult or scary. That moment of mental preparation right before the moment of truth, when you take a breath, decide to go through with it, and actually do it.