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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

Plural of "ese," the Chicano way of referring to your people or the guys from the neighborhood. Los eses carries collective identity, brotherhood, and belonging. It is basically the Spanish-slang equivalent of "the homies" but rooted in caló, the Chicano street dialect.