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/Sounds like "DAH" (as in "dart") + "leh" (as in "let") + "KEH" (as in "kept") + "BAH" (as in "bar")/

Meaning

A River Plate expression of urgency telling someone to hurry up and stop wasting time. It's the Argentine rush of wanting things to happen now, with no more delays or excuses.

Examples

Dale que va, we're gonna be late to the movies.

Dale que va, the bus is already at the corner.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Sobres
Bandera de México
Sale

Extremely furious, angry at the absolute maximum level. In Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, encojonado describes the point of no return in anger: the person is no longer holding anything back and anything could happen next.