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/Sounds like "pehr" (as in "pet") + "DEHR" (as in "debt") + "LOHS" (as in "loan") + "pah" (as in "park") + "PEH" (as in "pet") + "lehs" (as in "let")/

Meaning

To lose emotional control and react in a completely over-the-top or irrational way. Used in Spain. It is the equivalent of "snapping" or "losing your cool," that moment when reason steps aside and pure emotion takes over with no filter. Usually happens when something hits a nerve that was already stretched too thin.

Examples

He completely lost it when they told him his contract was not being renewed.

Do not lose your cool, just breathe and look at the situation calmly before you respond.

Regional synonyms

Cash, bills, money in hand. In Mexican slang, baro means physical cash you can pull out right now, as opposed to cards or digital payments. A super common word on the street.