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/Sounds like "weh" (as in "wet") + "oh" (as in "oh") + "neh" (as in "net") + "AHR" (as in "art")/

Meaning

To waste time doing dumb stuff, wandering around, or doing absolutely nothing productive in Chile. It's extremely common and used when someone's slacking off or dedicated to doing nothing useful.

Examples

Stop weoneando and get to work.

We spent the whole afternoon weoneando instead of studying.

Word family

An Ecuadorian and Colombian expression for "ready," "alert," "awake," or "go on high-alert mode." "Pilas vos" means stay sharp, don't get distracted. Comes from the idea of charged batteries giving energy, applied metaphorically to mental state. Used as a warning, motivation, or just synonym for "be prepared." A daily word in Quito, Guayaquil, and throughout the Colombian highlands too.