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/Sounds like "ehn" (as in "egg") + "koh" (as in "coat") + "hoh" (as in "hope") + "NAHR" (as in "nacho") + "seh" (as in "set")/

Meaning

In Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, to get furiously angry. A step beyond simply getting mad: when you encojonas, you are fuming and not easy to calm down.

Examples

He got encojonado when he found out they left him out.

Don't encojonarme any more with that nonsense.

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/Sounds like "ehn" (as in "egg") + "koh" (as in "coat") + "hoh" (as in "hope") + "NAHR" (as in "nacho") + "seh" (as in "set")/

Meaning

In Venezuela, to get absolutely furious: going from annoyed to full-on rage, with no filter left on what you say or do.

Examples

I got encojonado when I saw they had overcharged me without any notice.

Don't get encojonado, sitting on it is even worse.

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In Colombia and Chile, one million pesos. Instead of saying "un millón" with all those zeros, people just say "un palo." It makes talking about big sums way more casual in everyday conversation about salaries, prices, and purchases.