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/Sounds like "DEHL" (as in "debt") + "koh" (as in "coat") + "KOHL" (as in "coat")/

Meaning

Mexican expression meaning something went terribly wrong or a situation is really bad and messy. Like saying it went sideways, it is a total disaster.

Examples

Work has been del cocol lately, they are laying people off.

The exam went del cocol for me, I had not studied at all.

Regional synonyms

To take a bribe, specifically, the act of accepting or demanding a payoff. In Mexico, a mordida (bite) is the payment made to officials, police, or bureaucrats to make a problem disappear, and morder is the verb for that transaction.