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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")/

Meaning

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.

Examples

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.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de Ecuador
Bandera de México
Bandera de Perú
Bandera de Venezuela
Desvelarse

Very, super, completely, maxed out, the English loanword that Latin America adopted as the ultimate intensifier. Full busy, full tired, full everything, it means you're at capacity and can't take any more.