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/Sounds like "dehs" (as in "debt") + "poh" (as in "port") + "HAHR" (as in "hard")/

Meaning

To forcibly take someone's belongings, especially their car or motorcycle in a street robbery. In Mexico it's the term police and street speakers use for a violent vehicle carjacking.

Examples

They carjacked his truck at gunpoint at the traffic light.

There have been motorcycle robberies on that avenue, better not go at night.

Regional synonyms

Drunk from chicha or any fermented artisanal drink found at markets. In Colombia and Ecuador enchipado is that soft but persistent state of tipsiness that chicha brings on after a few cups.