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/Sounds like "poh" (as in "port") + "NEHR" (as in "net") + "seh" (as in "set") + "PEH" (as in "pet") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

In Mexico, to get drunk, to reach a high level of intoxication. "Pedo" is the Mexican word for the full state of drunkenness, and "ponerse pedo" is the act of getting there. Used casually and without much judgment in everyday speech.

Examples

Se puso pedo con tres cervezas, no tiene tolerancia.

He got drunk off three beers, he has no tolerance at all.

Esta noche nos ponemos pedo sin excusas.

Tonight we are getting wasted, no excuses.

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Regional synonyms
Bandera de El Salvador
Bandera de Guatemala
Embolarse

A cowardly, scared person, or someone who acts in bad faith and disloyally in Mexico. Ranges from a light insult between friends when someone chickens out to a serious offense when someone betrays you.