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cagado

ka-gah-doh/kaˈɣaðo/

scared shitless

Also: terrified
AdjectivemB1slang
Spain
A small, wide-eyed cat with fur standing on end and a puffed-up tail.

📝 In Action

No quiso entrar a la casa embrujada porque estaba cagado.

B1

He didn't want to go into the haunted house because he was scared shitless.

Estoy cagado de miedo con el examen de mañana.

B1

I'm terrified about tomorrow's exam.

Míralo, está cagado, no se atreve a saltar.

B2

Look at him, he's shitting himself, he doesn't dare to jump.

Word Connections

Synonyms

Antonyms

Common Collocations

  • cagado de miedo – scared to death
  • estar cagado – to be terrified

hilarious

Also: funny
AdjectivemB2slang
Mexico
A joyful person holding their stomach while laughing heartily.

📝 In Action

Esa película está bien cagada, me reí muchísimo.

B2

That movie is hilarious, I laughed so much.

Fue un momento muy cagado cuando se le cayó el pastel.

B2

It was a really funny moment when he dropped the cake.

Tu primo es bien cagado, siempre cuenta buenos chistes.

B2

Your cousin is really funny, he always tells good jokes.

Word Connections

Synonyms

Antonyms

Common Collocations

  • estar bien cagado – to be very funny
  • un tipo cagado – a funny guy

spitting image

Also: dead ringer
AdjectivemC1informal
Latin America
Two identical puppies sitting side-by-side, looking exactly alike.

📝 In Action

El niño está cagado a su abuelo.

C1

The boy is the spitting image of his grandfather.

Estás cagado y escupido a tu padre.

C2

You are the dead ringer for your father (literally: shat and spat out).

No lo puedo creer, es que está cagado.

C1

I can't believe it, he looks exactly like him.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • idéntico (identical)
  • clavado (dead ringer (slang))

Antonyms

Idioms & Expressions

  • Cagado y escupido – To be an exact copy of someone else physically.

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✏️ Quick Practice

Quick Quiz: cagado

Question 1 of 3

If you are in Mexico and your friend says a movie was 'bien cagada', what do they mean?

📚 More Resources

👥 Word Family▼
cagar(to poop / to screw up) — Verb
cagada(a mistake / a mess) — Noun
cagón(coward) — Noun
🎵 Rhymes▼
📚 Etymology▼

Derived from the Latin verb 'cacare', which has meant 'to go to the bathroom' for thousands of years. The suffix '-ado' turns the action into a description.

First recorded: 13th Century

Cognates (Related words)

French: chierItalian: cacare

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is 'cagado' as offensive as the S-word in English?

Yes, it's roughly equivalent. While commonly used among friends, it is considered crude and vulgar because it refers directly to bodily functions.

Can I use 'cagada' for a woman?

Yes. If you are describing a female, you must change the ending to 'cagada' (e.g., 'Ella está cagada de miedo').

Does it ever mean 'dirty'?

Literally, yes, it can mean something is soiled with excrement (like a diaper), but it is much more frequently used in the figurative slang senses (scared or funny).