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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

Mexican slang for someone who has clearly lost their mind or whose sanity is seriously in question. It can describe wild ideas, erratic behavior, or just completely unhinged statements. Calling someone tronado is saying their wiring is not quite connected the way everyone else's is.