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/Sounds like "bah" (as in "bar") + "LYOH" + "BEHR" (as in "bed") + "gah" (as in "garden")/

Meaning

A crude Mexican expression meaning something failed, got ruined, or went completely wrong with no way to fix it. The bluntest, most final way to say it is totally done for.

Examples

The whole project got deleted without saving, it's completely screwed.

If the boss shows up and sees us here, we're toast.

Regional synonyms

Chile's iconic crusty white bread roll, shaped like two conjoined buns, crispy on the outside and soft inside. Possibly introduced by French bakers in the 19th century, the marraqueta is so central to Chilean daily life that a morning without one feels incomplete.