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ellos cagaron

they beat (someone) up, they screwed (someone) over, they got scared shitless

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cag to shit, to take a dump + aron 3rd-person plural preterite
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Rare #51,711
they beat (someone) up Vulgar and colloquial, especially in the expression cagar a palos.
SP: Los cagaron a palos después del partido.
EN: They beat them up after the game.
they screwed (someone) over Vulgar and colloquial.
SP: Cagaron a mi hermano con ese trato.
EN: They screwed my brother over with that deal.
they got scared shitless Vulgar and colloquial; commonly used as cagarse de miedo or cagarse de los nervios.
SP: Se cagaron de los nervios antes de entrar.
EN: They got scared shitless before going in.
Conjugation of cagar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First cagué cagamos
Second cagaste —
Third cagó cagaron

¡Cómo te cagaron, loco!

Man, they totally screwed you over!

— Argentina 1985 (2022)

Lo cagaron a palos.

They beat the shit out of him.

— También la lluvia (2011)

¿Se cagaron de los nervios?

Did they shit themselves with nerves?

— Control (2007)

¡Los cagaron a palos por orden tuya, hijo de puta!

They beat the hell out of them on your orders, you son of a bitch!

— El secreto de sus ojos (2009)