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/Sounds like "OON" (as in "Uber") + "TOH" (as in "toll") + "keh" (as in "kept")/

Meaning

A short while or a brief moment in Uruguay, also used to ask someone to wait a second. Very common youth slang in the Río de la Plata region for indicating a little bit of time.

Examples

Wait for me a sec, I'm almost ready.

I'll only stay a moment and then I'm off, I have an early morning tomorrow.

Regional synonyms

A professional driver or someone who drives a vehicle for others as a job or by habit. In many countries it's also used informally for the friend who always drives when going out to party or on road trips.