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/Sounds like "pah" (as in "park") + "tee" (as in "tea") + "dee" (as in "deep") + "FOO" (as in "food") + "soh" (as in "solo")/

Meaning

To be completely stunned and frozen by surprise, unable to react for a moment. In Colombia and Venezuela, "quedarse patidifuso" happens when reality delivers something so far beyond what you expected that your brain just stops briefly before it can process the news.

Examples

He was completely stunned when they told him the news without any warning.

What she told me left me speechless, I had absolutely no response.

Regional synonyms

In Uruguay, to ask someone for a quick favor or to cover for you. An everyday expression in Rioplatense youth slang for asking a friend to help you out.