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/Sounds like the English word "petat" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AHR" (as in "art") + "seh" (as in "set")/
In Mexican popular speech, to die or kick the bucket. Comes from "petate," the palm mat traditionally used to wrap the bodies of the poor. A blunt, street-level euphemism for death.
“The dog was already old and died last night.”
“If you keep smoking like that you're going to drop dead before your time.”
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In Mexican popular speech, to die or kick the bucket. Comes from "petate," the palm mat traditionally used to wrap the bodies of the poor. A blunt, street-level euphemism for death.
“The dog was already old and died last night.”
“If you keep smoking like that you're going to drop dead before your time.”
Quedar la zorra
When all hell breaks loose in Chile, a massive chaotic mess or brawl that gets completely out of control, usually with fighting or screaming involved.