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/Sounds like "CHWEH" + "koh" (as in "coat")/

Meaning

Something crooked, poorly done, illegal, or corrupt in Mexico. It describes everything from a badly hung picture frame to a shady business deal to a dishonest politician.

Examples

That business is sketchy as hell, don't get involved.

The wall came out crooked, looks like he didn't use a level.

Word family
Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Torcido
Bandera de México
Choco

Extremely furious, angry at the absolute maximum level. In Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, encojonado describes the point of no return in anger: the person is no longer holding anything back and anything could happen next.