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/Sounds like "pee" (as in "pea") + "chahn" (as in "chat") + "geh" (as in "get") + "AHR" (as in "art")/

Meaning

To play an informal pickup soccer game with friends in Peru, no referee, no strict rules. Going out to "pichanguear" is the classic weekend kickabout.

Examples

On Sundays we head to the park for a pickup game.

We played until it got dark.

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Regional synonyms

To be broke or in a really bad financial spot, flat on the canvas like a knocked-out boxer. The image comes from boxing: the person on the canvas has gone down and is not sure they can get back up. Used across Latin America for hitting economic rock bottom.