gacho

awful, really bad, mean, nasty

ˈɡ a t͡ʃ o
adjective Rare #48,090
awful, really bad Colloquial, especially in Mexican Spanish.
SP: El servicio está gacho.
EN: The service is awful.
mean, nasty Colloquial, especially in Mexican Spanish.
SP: No seas gacho conmigo.
EN: Don’t be mean to me.

Voy, tan grandote y tan gacho.

Jeez, so big and so ugly.

— Los olvidados (1950)

La basura huele bien gacho.

The garbage smells really bad.

Él es muy gacho conmigo.

He's really mean to me.

Lo más gacho es para los locos que se vieron allá en el bote.

The worst part is for the guys who got seen over there on the boat.

— Ya no estoy aquí (2019)

Está bien gacho aquí.

It’s really crappy here.

— Ya no estoy aquí (2019)

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