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/Sounds like "bah" (as in "bar") + "RAH" (as in "rapper") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

Broke, stuck, or stranded with nowhere to go. Across Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Costa Rica, and Panama, varado captures that helpless feeling of having no money, no job, or no visible way out of a situation. Equal parts broke and trapped.

Examples

I was completely broke after the vacation, not a cent left.

He's stuck in a job he hates but can't afford to quit.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Colombia
Paila
Bandera de México
Atorado

In Mexico, to get drunk, to reach a high level of intoxication. "Pedo" is the Mexican word for the full state of drunkenness, and "ponerse pedo" is the act of getting there. Used casually and without much judgment in everyday speech.