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/Sounds like "EER" (as in "eagle") + "seh" (as in "set") + "AHL" (as in "art") + "CHAHN" (as in "chat") + "choh" (as in "chose")/

Meaning

To go overboard, lose control, or completely exceed all reasonable limits. In Chile when someone goes al chancho they've blown past every acceptable boundary in the situation.

Examples

He went overboard with the food and felt sick afterwards.

You went too far with that comment, it was way too much.

Regional synonyms

An epic-level fool, a naive person whose stupidity has reached legendary proportions. If someone is a 'pavote,' the foolishness is operating on a truly grand scale. Argentina's superlative for the village idiot.