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/Sounds like "kohl" (as in "coat") + "GAH" (as in "garden") + "doh" (as in "door")/
Scattered, always off in their own world. A colgado forgets commitments, misses plans, and shows up two hours late without a care. In Argentina and Uruguay it is often used affectionately for someone hopelessly absent-minded rather than as a serious insult.
“Don't give him anything important, he's so scatterbrained he'll never follow through.”
“I completely spaced out and forgot we were supposed to go together.”
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/Sounds like "kohl" (as in "coat") + "GAH" (as in "garden") + "doh" (as in "door")/
Scattered, always off in their own world. A colgado forgets commitments, misses plans, and shows up two hours late without a care. In Argentina and Uruguay it is often used affectionately for someone hopelessly absent-minded rather than as a serious insult.
“Don't give him anything important, he's so scatterbrained he'll never follow through.”
“I completely spaced out and forgot we were supposed to go together.”
Tremenda jugada
A brilliant or sneaky move that nobody saw coming. In the Caribbean, "tremenda jugada" can mean an impressive play you have to admire, or a total backstab that blindsided you. Which one it is depends entirely on which side of the move you're on.