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/Sounds like "rah" (as in "rapper") + "YAH" (as in "yard") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

Mentally obsessed with something or someone, unable to stop thinking about a topic that consumes you completely. In Mexico and Chile, being 'rayado' means a thought is stuck on repeat in your head like a scratched record that keeps playing the same part over and over.

Examples

He's obsessed with that girl, he doesn't talk about anything else all day.

I'm fixated on the work situation, I can't sleep.

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Bandera de Argentina
Enroscado

/Sounds like "rah" (as in "rapper") + "YAH" (as in "yard") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

A crazy, irrational person who acts in unpredictable ways in Chile and Argentina. When someone's rayado, they've lost all common sense and do things nobody can understand or explain logically.

Examples

You're rayado if you think I'm gonna do that.

He went all rayado after the fight.

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To make a scene or put on an exaggerated dramatic performance in public. In Spain and Mexico, montar un número is intentional, performative behavior designed to draw attention and provoke a reaction. The person doing it knows exactly what they are doing.