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/Sounds like "keh" (as in "kept") + "DAHR" (as in "dart") + "KOH" (as in "coat") + "moh" (as in "more") + "EHL" (as in "egg") + "OH" (as in "oh") + "soh" (as in "solo")/

Meaning

In Mexico, to make a spectacularly embarrassing mistake in front of everyone, an epic public fail that nobody present will forget. The witnesses will be retelling the story for weeks.

Examples

She tripped while greeting the director and made a total fool of herself in front of the whole staff.

He gave the completely wrong answer in front of everyone and became the laughingstock of the class.

Word family

A pea in Spain. The same little green vegetable that Mexico calls "chícharo" and most of Latin America calls "arveja" is simply guisante in Spain. One of those words that perfectly illustrates how the Spanish-speaking world divides over the simplest everyday things.