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/Sounds like "ehs" (as in "egg") + "koh" (as in "coat") + "nyeh" + "TAHR" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

To damage, break, or completely wreck something in Venezuela. When something gets "escoñetado" it's totally useless, destroyed, and not easily fixable.

Examples

He dropped his phone and completely trashed it.

Don't touch that or you'll break it.

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Regional synonyms

Stumbling forward despite constant setbacks, struggling but refusing to quit. In Argentina and Uruguay, going "a los tumbos" means things are not going smoothly but you are still making progress, one bumpy step at a time.