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/Sounds like "dehs" (as in "debt") + "KAH" (as in "car") + "roh" (as in "row")/

Meaning

Doing something inappropriate with zero shame and no fear of consequences. The perfect mix of audacity and disrespect. Used across Spain, the Caribbean, Mexico, and Colombia to call out brazen behavior that leaves everyone around speechless.

Examples

The nerve of showing up late and sitting in the front row like nothing happened!

He has the audacity to ask for favors after the way he treated us.

Regional synonyms

To hustle on the streets doing shady or illegal things, living outside the law. In Venezuela and Colombia, "malandrear" is tied to barrio survival culture, where getting by sometimes means operating in the gray zones of society and doing whatever it takes.