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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "SEHR" (as in "set") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

To hitchhike: sticking your thumb out on the side of the road to ask passing cars for a free ride. In Argentina and Uruguay, hacer dedo is totally normal, especially for long stretches on rural highways. Thumbing your way across the country is practically a rite of passage.

Examples

We hitchhiked from Rosario to Córdoba without any problem at all.

I had no money for the bus so I just hitched a ride on the highway.

Regional synonyms

Are you kidding me? The Rioplatense way of expressing total disbelief when something sounds too absurd or too outrageous to be real. The Argentine and Uruguayan equivalent of "you have got to be joking" or "are you pulling my leg?"