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/Sounds like "pee" (as in "pea") + "kah" (as in "car") + "DEE" (as in "deep") + "toh" (as in "toll")/

Meaning

An informal pickup soccer game among friends in Argentina and Uruguay, no referee, no rules, just a ball and two goals made of jackets. It's the purest form of football.

Examples

We got a pickup game at the park, bring your cleats.

The Sunday pickup game is sacred, rain or shine.

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Regional synonyms

In Chile, a restless person who cannot stay home and is always going out or on the move, impossible to find at any fixed place. The expression compares the person's wandering to a dog that roams without a set destination.