Cagotear

(verb)
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Meanings / Uses:

👉 to chew someone out / scold harshly (often publicly)

➡️ to fuck up (cagotearla)


💡 This one’s pretty colorful and definitely NOT POLITE.

Just be aware that with a la (think regarla/cagarla) it means to fuck up instead of to scold!

Examples:

Y se ve que se las cagotearon a las de esa sucursal.
You can tell they got their asses handed to them at that branch.
No quiero que me cagotee porque perdimos.
I don’t want him to chew me out because we lost.
La cagoteé muy feo en el examen.
I fucked up the exam badly.

🔁 Similar words:

regarlacagarlacajetearlaregañarponer como camote

⚠️ Tone

✅ Strong, expressive, and kinda cathartic.

💀 Vulgar! DON'T USE around strangers or older relatives.

💀 VERY informal.

Useful Chunks:

  • cagotear a alguien — to chew someone out
  • me cagotearon — I got shat on (told off badly)
  • la cagoteó — he fucked up

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