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/Sounds like "eh" (as in "egg") + "LYE" (as in "lie") + "PWEHJ"/

Meaning

Bolivian filler phrase meaning "there it is, then" or "well, what can you do." Used to close a thought or accept a situation with a relaxed shrug. Very common in the eastern lowland (camba) region.

Examples

They still haven't paid me, oh well, guess I'll have to wait.

See? I told you so, there it is.

Regional synonyms

Extremely furious, angry at the absolute maximum level. In Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, encojonado describes the point of no return in anger: the person is no longer holding anything back and anything could happen next.