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/Sounds like "peh" (as in "pet") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "doh" (as in "door") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "AHM" (as in "art") + "breh" (as in "bread")/

Meaning

A broke person who is always borrowing from others and never has money to pay their share. The one who shows up to dinner without a wallet, asks for loans they never repay, and somehow always ends up owing everyone.

Examples

Don't hang around that broke guy, he will always be hitting you up for money.

He showed up to the restaurant without a cent, as usual.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Chile
Pato
Bandera de Ecuador
Chiro

Total chaos, disorder, or a situation that has completely spiraled out of control. In Central America, this word captures those moments when things go from fun to absolute mayhem, whether it's a party that got way too wild or a problem at work that snowballed into a full blown disaster.