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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

In Central America (Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua), social magnetism or the ability to attract people, especially romantically. Having pegue means people are drawn to you.