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/Sounds like "ehs" (as in "egg") + "TAHR" (as in "tar") + "CHEE" (as in "cheek") + "flees" (as in "flee")/

Meaning

To be a little crazy, off-kilter, or disconnected from reality. In Mexico, chiflis describes someone whose ideas or behavior are just a bit too strange to be fully grounded. Not dangerously unhinged, just reliably out of touch.

Examples

That guy is a little off his rocker, don't pay attention to him.

He has been acting weird ever since he had that fight with his girlfriend.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de España
Tocado

A very tall and extremely thin person, so long and narrow they look like a garden hose standing upright. In Mexico, manguera is a colorful and generally affectionate way to describe someone with an unusually tall, skinny frame.