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/Sounds like "ehm" (as in "egg") + "pah" (as in "park") + "KAH" (as in "car") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

Emotionally closed off or bottled up, not sharing what you think or feel. In Venezuela, someone who is empacado seems permanently packed and ready to disappear without saying a word, walls up, nothing getting in or out.

Examples

That guy is always closed off, he never says what he feels.

I do not know what is going on with him, he has been completely shut down for days.

Regional synonyms

/Sounds like "ehm" (as in "egg") + "pah" (as in "park") + "KAH" (as in "car") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

Packed and ready to go with everything gathered. In Venezuela it also describes someone emotionally closed off, the person who keeps everything locked inside and never shares what they're really going through.

Examples

I'm already packed, just waiting for the cab.

That guy is always closed off, never says what he feels.

Regional synonyms

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A cheapskate in Peru who never parts with a single sol and always has an excuse not to buy anything for anyone.