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/Sounds like the English word "jet" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AHR" (as in "art")/

Meaning

To fall asleep, especially unintentionally or heavily. It comes from "jeta" (slang for mouth or face), referring to the slack face you make when you pass out on the couch. In Mexico, "jetearse" means you knocked out hard, like falling asleep on the bus and missing your stop, or crashing on the sofa the second you sit down. It is casual, funny, and very common.

Examples

I fell asleep on the bus and missed three stops.

He barely sat on the couch and he already passed out.

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Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Sobar

To get sad or depressed in Mexico, when something puts your mood through the floor with no remedy. You just want to stay in bed without talking to anyone and see the world in shades of gray.