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/Sounds like 'dehs-kah-CHEH-tar'/

In Colombia, to slap or hit someone hard on the face. It's also used to say that something was easily conquered or surpassed, like 'descachetarse' a simple task.

Example

"They gave them a hard descachetazo for disrespecting them."

"I descacheté that exam in twenty minutes."

Regional synonyms:

Algo de mala calidad, barato, descuidado o que da vergüenza ajena. En España 'cutre' describe todo lo que no tiene clase ni esfuerzo: bares, regalos, planes.