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/Sounds like "keh" (as in "kept") + "DAHR" (as in "dart") + "peh" (as in "pet") + "GAH" (as in "garden") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

In Venezuela, to get stuck, freeze up, or be unable to move forward with something. Also used when you are left hanging, waiting for a reply or a plan that never comes.

Examples

I got pegado on that exam, I didn't know where to even begin.

I texted her to hang out and got pegado - she never replied.

Regional synonyms

In Mexico, a street vendor who pushes a cart through neighborhoods trading old clothes, scrap metal, and household items for cash or more old things. His recorded loudspeaker cry is part of the sound landscape of any Mexico City colonia.