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Bandera de Colombia

/Sounds like 'en-ka-reh-TA-do'/

In Colombia, totally hooked on something or someone — completely absorbed to the point where you can't stop thinking about it. The encarretado gives everything to whatever has them trapped.

Example

"He's been completely obsessed with that video game for weeks."

"She's been hooked on that guy ever since she met him."

Regional synonyms:

Estar bromeando, no ir en serio, estar de cachondeo. En España preguntar '¿Estás de coña?' es como decir '¿Me estás tomando el pelo?' o '¿Es en serio?'.