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/Sounds like "kwah" (as in "quack") + "DRAHR" (as in "draft") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "keen" (as in "keep") + "SEH" (as in "set") + "nah" (as in "nacho")/

Meaning

The very Latin American skill of making your biweekly paycheck stretch all the way to the next one. It means budgeting carefully, prioritizing every expense, and hoping nothing unexpected comes up. The most practiced sport of the average salaried worker.

Examples

Budget this paycheck carefully, the bonus came in really short this month.

I plan every biweekly check from day one so I'm not broke by the middle of the month.

Regional synonyms

A Quechua exclamation used in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia to express how cold it is. It's the instinctive shout when freezing air hits you and your body reacts before your brain does.