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/Sounds like "keh" (as in "kept") + "DAH" (as in "dart") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

Someone who is slow to react or lets opportunities slip by out of indecision or cluelessness. In Mexico, a quedado is the person who misses obvious flirting, fails to act when the moment is right, or simply does not move fast enough when it counts.

Examples

Don't be so clueless, that girl is flirting with you and you're just standing there like a post.

You're so slow, the tickets sold out because you couldn't decide in time.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de El Salvador
Chundo

A substitute player who does not start the game but is ready to enter at any moment. Across Spain and Latin America, being a suplente means waiting for your chance on the bench, and sometimes that wait ends with the most important play of the whole match.