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/Sounds like "peh" (as in "pet") + "GAHR" (as in "garden") + "leh" (as in "let") + "AHL" (as in "art") + "GOHR" (as in "go") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

To get super lucky, win big, or achieve something that seemed completely impossible. It's hitting life's jackpot, that stroke of luck that changes everything.

Examples

He hit the jackpot with that girlfriend, she's gorgeous and super cool.

You hit the jackpot with that job, the pay is insane.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Chile
Pegar el palo

An extremely cheap, stingy person who hates spending money and never treats anyone. In Mexico, being called 'codo' is one of the worst social insults, nobody wants to hang out with a codo.