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/Sounds like "dehs" (as in "debt") + "kahn" (as in "car") + "SAHR" (as in "salsa")/

Meaning

To roast someone to their face, to publicly humiliate them with a sharp comment. In Argentina and Uruguay, you descansás someone when you embarrass them in front of others, usually with a perfectly timed remark that stings even more because of the audience.

Examples

They roasted him hard at the hangout, he didn't know where to hide.

Don't roast me like that in front of everyone, I didn't do anything to you.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Güeyear

An extremely attractive person, the kind who makes heads turn. In Argentina and Uruguay, saying someone "está como un mango" means they are irresistibly good-looking, like the fruit at its ripest. Works for any gender and can be a direct compliment or a casual street remark.