Weirdmageddon Part I

Fixed phrase meaning to do something in the traditional or old-fashioned manner. The full phrase is often 'a la antigua usanza', but the short form is very common in everyday Latin American speech.

Derived from 'puente' (bridge/wire), used colloquially in Latin American Spanish to mean bypassing a car's ignition by connecting the wires directly. Transparent only if a learner already knows this technical usage, which most intermediate learners do not.