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/Sounds like "ehs" (as in "egg") + "TAHR" (as in "tar") + "DOHWN" (as in "door")/

Meaning

Feeling sad, low, or emotionally drained. The English word "down" that young Latinos adopted across the region to describe that heavy mood where everything feels like too much and you don't even want to answer messages. Lighter than "depressed" but more specific than just "sad."

Examples

Hoy ando muy down, no tengo ganas de nada.

I'm feeling really low today, I just don't have energy for anything.

Se puso down cuando le dieron la noticia y desapareció unos días.

He got really down when they told him the news and went off the grid for a few days.

To break into uncontrollable laughter, laughing to the point of tears. The reflexive version of humor without restraint.