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/Sounds like "sah" (as in "salsa") + "KAH" (as in "car") + "doh" (as in "door") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "OHN" (as in "oh") + "dah" (as in "dart")/

Meaning

A Mexican expression for someone who's freaked out, disoriented, or mentally somewhere else. The literal idea is being 'pulled out of your wavelength,' as if your brain got disconnected from reality for a moment. It describes anyone reacting weirdly, losing their train of thought, or just acting off.

Examples

He showed up totally out of it, he didn't understand anything.

You're acting weird, what happened to you?

Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Estar volado

A sycophant who flatters those in power to get ahead, the classic yes-man who celebrates even his boss's mistakes. In Colombia and Venezuela, pelota is synonymous with "lambón" or "lame botas": someone who never has their own opinion, only whatever the boss thinks.