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/Sounds like "poh" (as in "port") + "NEHR" (as in "net") + "EHL" (as in "egg") + "KWEHR" (as in "quest") + "noh" (as in "note")/

Meaning

To cheat on your partner, betray them romantically behind their back. It comes from the horns gesture, a universal symbol of infidelity that everyone dreads.

Examples

He cheated on her with her best friend, the worst kind of betrayal.

If you cheat on me, don't even bother coming back.

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Regional synonyms

To go overboard, to exaggerate and push something past its natural limit until all subtlety is gone. Used in Mexico and Argentina. You can recargar with perfume, with acting, with seasoning, with attitude, or with decoration. The point is that you crossed the line from "enough" into "too much" and everyone around you can tell.