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

Meaning

To hitchhike in Argentina and Chile, standing on the roadside with your thumb up waiting for someone to stop and give you a ride. Hacer dedo is an adventure in itself.

Examples

We hitchhiked from Mendoza to Santiago.

A trucker picked us up who was headed south.

Regional synonyms

Work, a job, or labor in Colombia. The word literally means camel, and that says everything: an animal known for endurance under heavy loads. Whether it is a full-time job or a demanding project, camello is what you grind through every day to pay the bills.