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/Sounds like "EER" (as in "eagle") + "KOH" (as in "coat") + "moh" (as in "more") + "POH" (as in "port") + "yoh" (as in "yoke") + "SEEN" (as in "see") + "kah" (as in "car") + "BEH" (as in "bed") + "sah" (as in "salsa")/

Meaning

To run around like a headless chicken, frantic, disorganized, with no idea what to do or where to go. The perfect image of chaos without direction.

Examples

She arrived late and scrambled around like a headless chicken looking for her things.

The team works like headless chickens, nobody knows what they're doing.

Regional synonyms

To give a bad impression, not be well-received, or not fit in with someone. In Argentina, giving a bad impression to someone can mark the entire relationship. Some people give a bad impression from the start, even without anything concrete.