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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

A night owl, someone who stays up late or works through the night. Tecolote is the Nahuatl word for owl, and in Mexico it's become the affectionate name for anyone whose energy peaks after midnight and who greets dawn before sleeping.