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/Sounds like "keh" (as in "kept") + "DAHR" (as in "dart") + "seh" (as in "set") + "KOHN" (as in "coat") + "LAHS" (as in "lava") + "GAH" (as in "garden") + "nahs" (as in "nacho")/

Meaning

To not get something you wanted, or to be unable to do what you had planned. The expression captures the feeling of a desire that existed but never materialized: left hanging, or permanently frustrated.

Examples

I missed out on the concert because the tickets sold out.

We got there too late and could not get a table for dinner.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Colombia
Mamola

To get it, catch on, or figure something out in Mexico. It's the slang way of saying someone finally understood what's going on and stopped being totally lost in the conversation.