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Bandera de México

/Sounds like "ah" (as in "father") + "SEHR" + "koh" (as in "coal") + "peh" (as in "pet" without "t") + "RAH" (as in "rah") + "chah" (as in "cha-cha")/

To pool money together among several people to buy something shared in Mexico. It's the group collection system — everyone chips in for the pizza, the gift, or whatever the group needs.

Example

"Let's all chip in for the birthday cake."

"We pooled our money and bought the piñata and all the decorations."

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Al garete

Bandera de República Dominicana
Bandera de Puerto Rico

Sin rumbo, sin control o en desorden total, cuando todo se sale de control y no hay quien lo pare. Es una expresión náutica caribeña que Puerto Rico y República Dominicana adoptaron para describir el caos absoluto.