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/Sounds like "pah" (as in "park") + "SAHR" (as in "salsa") + "lah" (as in "lava") + "BYEHN"/

Meaning

To have a good time, enjoy yourself, or have a positive experience during an outing or event. One of the most common expressions in Argentina and Uruguay for looking back at any plan and giving it a thumbs up.

Examples

They had an amazing time on the trip, everything went as planned.

Did she have a good time at the party? She arrived late but stayed until the end.

Regional synonyms

Bad luck, the universe working against you through no fault of your own. Used in Spain, Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile to describe that helpless feeling when everything goes wrong and there is nothing you could have done to prevent it. The milk in the phrase has nothing to do with dairy; it is pure colloquial expression for rotten fortune.