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/Sounds like "deh" (as in "debt") + "ah" (as in "art") + "kah" (as in "car") + "CHEEM" (as in "cheek") + "bah" (as in "bar")/

Meaning

In Nicaragua, something excellent, amazing, or top-tier. It's the go-to superlative for young Nicaraguans when something is just the best.

Examples

The party last night was absolutely incredible.

The new phone is straight-up amazing.

Regional synonyms

Something so wrong, so outrageous, or so unjustifiable that it feels like a moral offense. Used colloquially across Spain and Latin America to express strong disapproval of an action or situation, even outside any religious context.