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/Sounds like "rahs" (as in "rapper") + "KAHR" (as in "car") + "seh" (as in "set")/

Meaning

To do absolutely nothing: sit around idle by deliberate choice, not by incapacity. Used in Colombia. "Rascarse" literally means to scratch yourself, and the image captures it perfectly: hands going nowhere useful, contributing nothing, while the world moves on around you. It is not laziness from exhaustion; it is a conscious decision to not move.

Examples

He spent the entire weekend doing nothing, never got out of bed once.

Don't just sit around scratching yourself; the rent does not pay itself.

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Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Bandera de Colombia
Echar flojera

Lively, pumped up, and full of energy. Someone who is prendido at a party or event is in full celebration mode without needing anything to get them there.