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/Sounds like "ehs" (as in "egg") + "TAHR" (as in "tar") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "PEEN" (as in "pea") + "tah" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

In Uruguay, to skip class or work without permission - to ditch school and go do something else. The Rioplatense version of playing hooky.

Examples

We skipped school (de pinta) to go to the beach.

If you keep ditching classes they'll give you a warning.

Regional synonyms

Someone from northern Mexico, from states like Sonora, Chihuahua, Nuevo León, or Sinaloa. Norteños have their own accent, a strong ranching and border culture, a love of norteño and banda music, and a cuisine heavy on beef cuts you rarely find in the south. The term can be descriptive or worn as a badge of regional pride.