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Bandera de Chile

/Sounds like "WAH" (as in "wand") + "choh"/

An orphan or motherless person in Chile, but it's also used for something single, loose, or unmatched — like that one sock without a pair. Context determines if it's sad or just descriptive.

Example

"That lone glove has been there for weeks, nobody claims it."

"The poor kid grew up an orphan and had to fend for himself."

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Estar sin dinero en México, cuando tu cartera está completamente vacía y no tienes ni para un refresco. Andar cortado es no poder participar en ningún plan porque el dinero simplemente no existe.