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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 Mexico, gossip, drama, or social commotion that gets the whole neighborhood talking. An "argüende" is that snowball of rumors and scandal that everyone has an opinion about.