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/Sounds like "ehs" (as in "egg") + "TAHR" (as in "tar") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "MAH" (as in "mark") + "lahs" (as in "lava")/

Meaning

In Mexico, to be having bad luck or to be in a foul mood where everything goes sideways. It can describe a passing state of mind or a streak that feels endless, when nothing works and everything seems to go wrong at once.

Examples

Hoy estoy de malas, todo me ha salido chueco.

Today is just not my day, everything has gone wrong.

He is in a bad mood, better not talk to him right now.

Regional synonyms

A knife or blade, especially one carried in rough street contexts in Colombia. "Rula" is street-level vocabulary for a weapon that nobody wants to see come out. Part of the urban Colombian slang world tied to barrio culture.