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/Sounds like "KWAH" (as in "quack") + "drah" (as in "draft")/

Meaning

A city block in South America. It is the stretch of houses along your street where everyone knows each other, kids play soccer on the sidewalk every afternoon, and neighborhood gossip travels fast. The basic social unit of barrio life in Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

Examples

The whole block came to the party, not a single person was missing.

The kids on the block organize a soccer game every afternoon.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de España
Bandera de Uruguay
Manzana
Bandera de México
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de Perú
Bandera de Chile
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Venezuela
Cuadra

A Mexican expression for someone who's freaked out, disoriented, or mentally somewhere else. The literal idea is being 'pulled out of your wavelength,' as if your brain got disconnected from reality for a moment. It describes anyone reacting weirdly, losing their train of thought, or just acting off.