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/Sounds like "mahn" (as in "mark") + "DAHR" (as in "dart") + "AHL" (as in "art") + "kah" (as in "car") + "RAH" (as in "rapper") + "hoh" (as in "hope")/

Meaning

To reject or dismiss someone firmly, leaving no room for a comeback. "Carajo" has nautical origins (the top of the mast, used as punishment) and became both an insult and the symbolic destination of anyone being sent away for good.

Examples

I told him off after what he did to me.

If someone treats you badly, cut them off and move on.

To feel embarrassed, extremely uncomfortable, or out of place in a situation. In Peru and Chile it comes from 'palta' (embarrassment) and describes that awkward feeling when you want to disappear.