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/Sounds like "pah" (as in "park") + "rah" (as in "rapper") + "kye" (as in "kite") + "DEES" (as in "deep") + "tah" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

A person who shows up to a party or event uninvited, or who illegally settles on someone else's land. They drop in from nowhere, like a parachutist, and make themselves at home without permission.

Examples

Three crashers showed up to the party and drank all the booze.

There are squatter families who've set up on private land around the city.

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Regional synonyms

A public embarrassment big enough for everyone to witness and remember. Making a papelón means you messed up in front of an audience: forgot your speech, fell down the stairs at work, or said something completely wrong in a meeting. The shame has witnesses.