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/Sounds like "teh" (as in "ten") + "NEHR" (as in "net") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "kah" (as in "car") + "BEH" (as in "bed") + "sah" (as in "salsa") + "DOO" (as in "due") + "rah" (as in "rapper")/

Meaning

To be hardheaded, stubborn, slow to understand, or unable to learn from mistakes. Someone with a hard head repeats the same error a thousand times and still won't change.

Examples

She's hardheaded, they told her the same thing a thousand times and she still doesn't get it.

What a stubborn head you have, nobody can convince you of anything!

Regional synonyms

In Spain, to swipe or steal something quickly and opportunistically when nobody is looking. No confrontation, no violence, just taking advantage of an unguarded moment.