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/Sounds like "klah" (as in "clap") + "BAHR" (as in "bar") + "seh" (as in "set")/

Meaning

In Mexico, to get so deep into something that time completely disappears. You start a video, a book, or a task, and when you finally look up you realize hours have passed and the world kept going without you. A close cousin of the English "falling down a rabbit hole."

Examples

I got sucked into watching videos and when I checked my phone it was 3 in the morning.

He got so absorbed in studying that he didn't leave the house all day.

Word family
Regional synonyms
Bandera de España
Cebarse

Refusing to share information, places, or recommendations so they don't get popular and get ruined. It's the cultural selfishness of the social media era.