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/Sounds like "teh" (as in "ten") + "NEHR" (as in "net") + "KAHR" (as in "car") + "gah" (as in "garden")/

Meaning

To have unresolved emotional issues, traumas, or psychological burdens that affect one's relationships and well-being. It's about carrying emotional baggage, having unprocessed feelings or experiences that weigh you down and impact your interactions with others.

Examples

That guy has a lot of emotional baggage and can't control it.

We all have emotional baggage, the difference is how we work through it.

Regional synonyms

A Chilean term for hitting a wall emotionally and losing all energy and drive at once. The person who se aplata does not want to talk, go out, or do much of anything for a while. Think of it as fully deflating like a balloon.