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/Sounds like "PAH" (as in "park") + "hah" (as in "hard") + "mehn" (as in "met") + "TAHL" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

Obsessively overthinking something unnecessarily, overanalyzing until you're stressed for no reason without reaching any conclusion. It's the Latin overthinking that keeps you awake at 3 AM thinking about what you said five years ago.

Examples

Stop the paja mental and just act already.

I get into a paja mental wondering what she said and what she meant.

Regional synonyms

A thick blanket for protection against the cold in Argentina, Chile, and Peru. The southern blanket that wraps you up when the temperature drops suddenly and you don't want to leave bed for anything in the world.