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/Sounds like "deh" (as in "debt") + "HAHR" (as in "hard") + "KOHN" (as in "coat") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "BOH" (as in "boat") + "kah" (as in "car") + "ah" (as in "art") + "BYEHR" + "tah" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

To leave someone completely speechless, to surprise or impress so intensely that they have no immediate reaction. Used in Spain for anything unexpected or extraordinary that blows past what anyone could have anticipated.

Examples

Her performance left the entire audience speechless, nobody expected that level.

What he told me absolutely blew my mind, I could not believe it.

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Regional synonyms

A bus or public transit vehicle in Argentina and Uruguay. From Buenos Aires lunfardo, it's the most street-level, everyday way to refer to the public transportation you take daily to get to work or school.