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/Sounds like "ehs" (as in "egg") + "TAHR" (as in "tar") + "MEE" (as in "me") + "syoh"/

Meaning

To be completely broke in Chile, not a single peso to your name. Someone who is "misio" can't even pay for the bus and is counting coins until payday.

Examples

I'm totally broke until the end of the month, can't go anywhere.

I'm flat broke, I'll have to borrow money for lunch.

Regional synonyms

Someone obsessed or way too intense about something or someone, to the point where they simply cannot let it go. Very popular on Argentine and Uruguayan social media for calling out people who are fixated on a topic, a crush, or an ex. Basically the Spanish equivalent of being "down bad" or terminally obsessed.