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/Sounds like "poh" (as in "port") + "NEHR" (as in "net") + "EHL" (as in "egg") + "KWAH" (as in "quack") + "troh" (as in "troll")/

Meaning

In Mexico, to set someone up, frame them, or lure them into a trap with premeditation. Ponerle el cuatro to someone means engineering their downfall step by step.

Examples

They set him up: called him in on a false pretense and were waiting for him there.

Don't trust that guy - he can set you up when you least expect it.

Regional synonyms

To goof around, make playful mischief, or cause harmless chaos. In Venezuela, guachafear is what kids do when the adults are not watching: energetic, noisy, joyful disorder with no malicious intent behind it.