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/Sounds like "dehs" (as in "debt") + "kah" (as in "car") + "cheh" (as in "check") + "TAHR" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

To breeze through something with ease and speed, finishing it as if it required no effort at all. In Colombia, when you descachetaste a task or exam, it turned out way easier than expected and you knocked it out fast.

Examples

Me descacheté ese examen en veinte minutos, estaba facilísimo.

I breezed through that exam in twenty minutes, it was incredibly easy.

Nos descachetamos el proyecto en una tarde.

We knocked out the whole project in one afternoon.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de Venezuela
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/Sounds like "dehs" (as in "debt") + "kah" (as in "car") + "cheh" (as in "check") + "TAHR" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

In Colombia, to slap someone hard across the face, usually as a sharp reaction to disrespect. It is a forceful, open-handed hit to the cheek, the kind that signals a line has been crossed.

Examples

Le descachetó bien duro por haberle faltado el respeto.

He slapped him hard for disrespecting him.

Si te vuelvo a escuchar así, te descacheto.

If I hear you talking like that again, you're getting a slap.

Regional synonyms

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To accumulate or stack effects, items, or stats in a video game to maximize their impact. Stacking an item means using it multiple times to multiply its effect and become unstoppable.