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/Sounds like "ehn" (as in "egg") + "kah" (as in "car") + "cheem" (as in "cheek") + "BAH" (as in "bar") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

Extremely angry and furious, at the maximum level of irritation and on the verge of an impulsive reaction. In Colombia and Honduras, when someone is encachimbado they are at the point where words fail them and space is the best thing you can give them.

Examples

Llegó encachimbado del trabajo y no quiso hablar con nadie en toda la noche.

He came home absolutely furious from work and didn't want to talk to anyone all night.

¿Por qué está tan encachimbado? ¿Qué pasó hoy?

Why is he so angry? What happened today?

A shy, bookish, or socially awkward person who comes across as naive and unworldly. Think the kid who always had their nose in a textbook and never really hung out after school. In Chile and Argentina the word can sting a little or feel almost affectionate depending on who says it and how.