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/Sounds like "ehn" (as in "egg") + "gwah" (as in "Guam") + "yah" (as in "yard") + "BAH" (as in "bar") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

Hungover, suffering through the after-effects of the previous night's drinking. In Colombia the "guayabo" collects everything you drank the night before, with full interest. Being enguayabado is a full-body reminder that last night was probably a bad idea.

Examples

He woke up so hungover he could not make it to work or even answer his phone.

I am seriously hungover, I need broth and an aspirin right now.

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/Sounds like "ehn" (as in "egg") + "gwah" (as in "Guam") + "yah" (as in "yard") + "BAH" (as in "bar") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

Brutally hungover after a night of drinking in Colombia. It's that miserable state where even sunlight hurts, your stomach's in full rebellion, and you swear you'll never drink again.

Examples

I'm so enguayabado, I shouldn't have mixed aguardiente with beer.

He showed up enguayabado to work and couldn't get anything done.

The best cure for being enguayabado is a chicken broth.

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To take a comment or joke personally when it was not aimed at you. In Mexico, someone who "se toma el palo" gets defensive over something that had nothing to do with them, which usually just confirms everyone else's suspicion that it actually did.