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/Sounds like "keh" + "DEH"/

An expression used on its own to say you were left in shock, speechless, or stunned by something you saw or heard. It's the perfect punchline after telling a wild story, like saying "I was floored" compressed into a single word. Very popular in Mexican slang.

Example

"Vi a mi novio con otra en el centro, quedé. -> I saw my boyfriend with another girl downtown, I was shook."

"Me dijeron que me iban a correr del trabajo y literal quedé. -> They told me I was getting fired and I literally froze."

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Persona agresiva, confrontativa y prepotente que intimida a los demás con su actitud amenazante en Perú. Describe esa actitud de matón callejero que busca pelea, te mira feo y quiere imponer su voluntad a la fuerza.