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/Sounds like "ehs" (as in "egg") + "TAHR" (as in "tar") + "KOH" (as in "coat") + "moh" (as in "more") + "PEH" (as in "pet") + "rroh"/

Meaning

To be in a terrible situation or feeling absolutely awful. In Mexico, this phrase covers physical misery like being sick, emotional rock-bottom, or just having the worst day imaginable with no energy left to fix anything.

Examples

I've been feeling terrible with the flu since Monday.

After the party I felt awful, I could barely get up.

Regional synonyms

Black coffee with no milk or sugar in Honduras, Nicaragua, and Guatemala. (In Colombia "tinto" also means black coffee, while in Spain the word means red wine.) In Central America, tinto is the drink of the daily grind and early mornings.