/ta-ru-GA-da/
A stupid mistake, dumb move, or blunder that anyone could have avoided. In Mexico, a 'tarugada' is what happens when you didn't think before acting — sending a message to the wrong person, breaking the thing you were trying to fix, saying exactly the wrong thing.
Example
"What a dumb move you made!"
"He sent a message to his boss instead of his friend — epic fail."
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/ta-ru-GA-da/
A stupid mistake, dumb move, or blunder that anyone could have avoided. In Mexico, a 'tarugada' is what happens when you didn't think before acting — sending a message to the wrong person, breaking the thing you were trying to fix, saying exactly the wrong thing.
Example
"What a dumb move you made!"
"He sent a message to his boss instead of his friend — epic fail."
Word family
Regional synonyms: