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/Sounds like "EHN" (as in "egg") + "OON" (as in "Uber") + "TOH" (as in "toll") + "keh" (as in "kept")/

Meaning

Really fast, in an instant, without unnecessary delays in Argentina and Uruguay. When something gets done en un toque, it's done with speed, efficiency, and zero beating around the bush.

Examples

Wait for me, I'll be there in a sec.

He did it in a flash, didn't even take five minutes.

Regional synonyms

In classic Argentine lunfardo, a woman who works as a street prostitute. The word is closely tied to tango culture and the popular poetry of the Rio de la Plata in the 20th century, where the yira became an enduring literary figure: solitary, walking the night, waiting for someone to stop.