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/Sounds like "ehs" (as in "egg") + "kah" (as in "car") + "keh" (as in "kept") + "AHR" (as in "art") + "seh" (as in "set")/

Meaning

In Spain, to slyly dodge a responsibility or task and slip away so someone else deals with it. Common in work or school settings.

Examples

He always disappears when it's time to do the dishes.

Don't wriggle out of it, we're all doing this together.

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Regional synonyms

When something or someone takes up space in your head constantly without being invited. That song, that person, that moment that just will not leave no matter how much you want to move on. The phrase jumped from English internet slang into everyday Spanish-language use across Latin America and Spain.