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/Sounds like "kohs" (as in "coat") + "TAHL" (as in "tar") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "PAH" (as in "park") + "pahs" (as in "park")/

Meaning

A way of calling someone clumsy, graceless, or slouchy, like a sack of potatoes. In Mexico and Guatemala you say someone moves or sits like a costal de papas when they have zero elegance or body awareness.

Examples

He dances like a sack of potatoes, no rhythm and no style.

Do not just collapse onto the couch like a sack of potatoes.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Chile
Patadura

Spanish slang for catching or busting someone doing something they should not be doing. Once you are pillado, there is no excuse left: the wrongdoing is out in the open for everyone to see.