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/Sounds like "peh" (as in "pet") + "TAHR" (as in "tar") + "loh" (as in "loan")/

Meaning

To absolutely crush it, blow up, or achieve massive success in Spain. When something peta, it explodes in popularity or performance beyond all expectations: a song on Spotify, a pitch, a look, or any moment that simply goes off.

Examples

His new single is killing it on Spotify right now.

She absolutely crushed the presentation, everyone was blown away.

Word family

The northern Mexican and Chicano way of saying "vato": a dude, a guy, a homie. The same word with a slight pronunciation shift that gives it a distinctly norteño flavor, heard across northern Mexico and among Mexican-Americans in the US.