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Bandera de Argentina

/es-TAR en pe-LO-ta/

To be completely broke, with nothing at all. Can also mean to be naked. In Argentina 'estar en pelota' is the most vulnerable image of someone who's been left with absolutely nothing.

Example

"I'm completely broke until the fifteenth, I don't have a cent."

"They left him with nothing after the scam."

Regional synonyms:

Persona tonta, cobarde o que toma malas decisiones. Es uno de los insultos más comunes en México y Latinoamérica, pero entre amigos puede usarse con cariño.