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/Sounds like "DEH" (as in "debt") + "PEH" (as in "pet") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

By pure luck or sheer coincidence, with no real merit involved. An honest, self-aware admission that something worked out because the universe cooperated, not because of skill or effort. Usually said with relief and a hint of disbelief.

Examples

Aprobé el examen de pedo, no había estudiado nada.

I passed the exam by pure luck, I hadn't studied at all.

Llegamos de pedo al avión, cinco minutos más y lo perdíamos.

We barely made our flight, five more minutes and we would have missed it.

Regional synonyms

Man, guy, or young man in Paraguayan Guaraní. The equivalent of 'chabón' or 'tipo' but in the local language. Used daily in Paraguay mixed with Spanish.