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/Sounds like "FLOHR" (as in "float") + "DEH" (as in "debt")/

Meaning

A Rioplatense intensifier placed before a noun meaning "one heck of a" or "a massive." In Argentina and Uruguay, flor de amplifies anything, good or bad, signaling it was something of great magnitude.

Examples

That email caused one hell of a mess at the office.

You pulled off one seriously great asado, not a bone left.

Regional synonyms

To get tongue-tied, stumble over your words because of shyness, nerves, or total surprise in Mexico. It's when your brain knows what to say but your mouth refuses to cooperate.