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/Sounds like "kohl" (as in "coat") + "GAHR" (as in "garden") + "LOHS" (as in "loan") + "TEH" (as in "ten") + "nees" (as in "knee")/

Meaning

In Mexican colloquial speech, to die or kick the bucket. A light-hearted euphemism for death, like someone hanging up their sneakers after the game is over.

Examples

The neighbor passed away, rest in peace, good man.

If you drive that crazy you're going to die young.

Regional synonyms

To overthink something, dwell on it, and keep turning it over in your head until it eats you alive. It's when you can't stop obsessing over a situation that you should've let go of ages ago.