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/Sounds like "pah" (as in "park") + "CHOHN" (as in "chose")/

Meaning

A lazy, listless person who slumps into any available surface and has no energy for anything. A 'pachón' is the human couch, always horizontal when there is work to be done.

Examples

That slacker hasn't gotten off the couch all day.

Don't be so lazy, get up and help clean.

Regional synonyms

A bad situation, a major setback, or something that went completely wrong. In Colombia, quedar en paila means being left with nothing, financially, personally, or professionally, after things fell apart.