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/Sounds like "frehn" (as in "fresh") + "TAH" (as in "tar") + "soh" (as in "solo")/

Meaning

In Argentina, a powerful header in soccer where a player connects the ball squarely with their forehead. A good frentazo often ends in a goal or a decisive clearance.

Examples

He hit a tremendous frentazo and sent it into the corner.

They both went for the ball and accidentally gave each other a frentazo.

Regional synonyms

To screw up badly, completely ruin something, or make an irreversible mistake that makes you want to disappear. It's universal across the Spanish-speaking world, everyone's cagado la at some point.