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/Sounds like "keh" (as in "kept") + "DAHR" (as in "dart") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "KEH" (as in "kept") + "dah" (as in "dart")/

Meaning

To be left looking bad in front of others, exposed or made a fool of in public. The Dominican expression for the social embarrassment of being caught out with nowhere to hide.

Examples

She was totally embarrassed when they asked her something and she had no answer.

I don't want to look bad in front of my bosses.

Word family

In Chile and Argentina, a person with far-right or authoritarian ideology. The word carries heavy historical weight tied to the military dictatorships both countries endured, and is used as a sharp political insult in everyday speech.