A torture act performed by mafia/cartel members in South America by removing the victims entire fingernail from their fingers. Pliers are mainly used to pull out the nail.
12 step recovery jargon referring to someone new who talks about how great life is, now that they'resober. Usually meaning that the person is out of touch with reality.
The new guy seems pretty happy for a dude who has no job, no money and no family. He must be on a pink cloud.