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/Sounds like "peh" (as in "pet") + "RYOHDT"/

Meaning

An emphatic full stop that doesn't allow for any reply or discussion, the last word in any debate. From the exaggerated English 'period,' and when someone says 'periodt' they're declaring their opinion is law.

Examples

She's the best singer of her generation, periodt.

I'm not going to that party, periodt.

Regional synonyms

To string someone along with empty promises, half-truths, or vague reassurances that keep them pacified without ever resolving the actual problem. A classic Mexican bureaucratic tactic: you leave every conversation feeling like something was said, but nothing was actually done.