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/Sounds like "HOON" (as in "who") + "tah" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

A work meeting in Mexico, that moment of the day where everyone gathers to discuss things that could probably be solved by email. Mexican juntas can last twice as long as necessary and end without any conclusions.

Examples

I have a junta with the director at 3.

The junta ran long and I couldn't go eat.

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Regional synonyms

In Cuba, a state of total collapse: broke, physically wrecked, emotionally drained, or all three at once. From "escachar" meaning to crush or crumble, applied to anyone running completely on empty with nothing left to give.