Cagarla
To screw up
La cagué: le mandé el correo al grupo equivocado y ahora todos lo vieron.
You forgot to send the final file to your boss and the client is waiting, so you text your friend in panic: "La cagué."
Literally, it means "to shit it," from cagar (to shit) + la (it).
In practice, it means to mess up badly, make a stupid mistake, or ruin a situation-often with a sense of "welp, that's on me." It's vulgar but extremely common in casual speech, and it can range from playful ("la cagué un poquito") to serious ("la cagaste feo"). You'll hear it across Spain and much of Latin America, though the exact intensity depends on the country and the tone.
"Cagarla" does not mean to be very nervous, to be shit scared, to show off. It specifically means "To screw up".
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