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/Sounds like the English word "no" (same pronunciation) + "peh" (as in "pet") + "GAHR" (as in "garden") + "OON" (as in "Uber") + "OH" (as in "oh") + "hoh" (as in "hope")/
To not sleep at all during the night. In the Río de la Plata region, not sleeping a wink describes total insomnia, whether due to worries or being too active, with the next day always paying the consequences.
“I didn't sleep a wink all night thinking about the operation.”
“I didn't sleep a wink due to the noise from the neighbors.”
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To not sleep at all during the night. In the Río de la Plata region, not sleeping a wink describes total insomnia, whether due to worries or being too active, with the next day always paying the consequences.
“I didn't sleep a wink all night thinking about the operation.”
“I didn't sleep a wink due to the noise from the neighbors.”
Khency
In Bolivia, a person who brings bad luck or misfortune wherever they go - someone with such bad energy they make plans fall apart. From Aymara, used half-seriously and half-jokingly in the western highlands.