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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

An absurdly massive, gigantic amount of something. It's a vulgar Mexican expression that cranks any quantity up to the absolute maximum, taking 'a whole lot' to the extreme.