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/Sounds like the English word "no" (same pronunciation) + "BEHR" (as in "bed") + "TREHS" (as in "tread") + "EHN" (as in "egg") + "OON" (as in "Uber") + "BOO" (as in "boot") + "rroh"/

Meaning

To be extremely nearsighted, so visually impaired without glasses that even obvious things right in front of you are a blur. In Spain and Mexico, this colorful hyperbole captures the helplessness of severe myopia in one vivid image.

Examples

Without my glasses I can't see a thing, it's all a blur.

He is so nearsighted he can barely make out what is right in front of him.

Regional synonyms

In Mexico, to stuff yourself with food until you physically cannot eat anymore. Your body already sent the full signal but you ignored it and kept going. The inevitable outcome of a great taco spread or any table with good salsa.