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/Sounds like "ehn" (as in "egg") + "kah" (as in "car") + "cheem" (as in "cheek") + "BAHR" (as in "bar") + "seh" (as in "set")/

Meaning

To get furiously angry, to explode with rage over something that pushed you over the edge. In Venezuela and Central America, when someone se encachimba, everyone notices because their face and voice give it away instantly.

Examples

He got encachimbado when he saw the restaurant bill.

Don't get encachimbado, it was an accident.

Word family

To publicly expose and shame someone on social media for their bad actions, like harassment, scams, or abuse. It is the digital version of collective justice where the internet becomes judge and jury, and a person's reputation can be destroyed in minutes. Originally from Chile, now widely used across Latin America.