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/Sounds like "kee" (as in "keep") + "LOHM" (as in "loan") + "boh" (as in "boat") + "GRAHN" (as in "grant") + "deh" (as in "debt")/

Meaning

In Argentina, an enormous problem or total chaotic disaster, a quilombo taken to maximum intensity. When a quilombo is grande, you need everyone on deck to deal with it.

Examples

That was a huge mess, it took a week to untangle everything.

The system crashed and it was a total catastrophe for the whole team.

Regional synonyms

A person skilled with a knife, especially in the gaucho and lunfardo tradition. Historically the cuchillero settled disputes with a blade. Today it can refer to someone looking for a fight.