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/Sounds like "poo" (as in "pool") + "TAH" (as in "tar") + "dah" (as in "dart")/

Meaning

A really bad situation, a major annoyance, or something that ruins your plans and there's nothing you can do about it. In Spain, 'qué putada' is the expression that comes out when life deals you an especially frustrating hand, a cancelled flight, a broken phone, an unfair outcome.

Examples

What a shame that the concert got cancelled, I'd been waiting months.

Missing the return flight is a serious pain.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de España
Dar el palo

In Argentina, a person from a villa miseria, an informal settlement or shantytown on the outskirts of major cities. The word can be neutral or derogatory depending on who says it and how. Since the 1990s, villa culture has produced its own music (cumbia villera), slang, and aesthetic with nationwide reach.