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/Sounds like "DEH" (as in "debt") + "KWAHR" (as in "quack") + "tah" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

Uruguayan slang for something cheap, low quality, or totally disappointing. Used to trash products, events, or attitudes that just don't deliver.

Examples

The concert was a disaster, terrible sound and barely anyone showed.

Don't buy that brand, it's garbage and falls apart right away.

Regional synonyms

A shocking, unexpected, and devastating defeat, especially in soccer. The word comes from Brazil's historic loss to Uruguay at the 1950 World Cup in the Maracana Stadium, a result nobody saw coming. When someone says "fue un maracanazo," it means the defeat was sudden, massive, and deeply felt.