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/Sounds like "gah" (as in "garden") + "feh" (as in "fence") + "DAHD" (as in "dart")/

Meaning

In Venezuela, a silly, nonsensical thing someone says or does. A "gafedad" is that foot-in-mouth moment or clueless comment that leaves everyone confused.

Examples

Don't say nonsense, that makes no sense at all.

I made a total blunder by sending that message to the wrong group.

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Regional synonyms

To pay or fork over the cash for something in Argentina, the most street-level, lunfardo way of saying someone's gotta put up the money. It comes from Buenos Aires slang born in the barrios that spread across all of Argentina.