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/Sounds like "AH" (as in "art") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "GOH" (as in "go") + "mah" (as in "mark")/

Meaning

Mexican expression for dismissing someone or something, or for throwing in the towel out of frustration. Telling someone to go "a la goma" means you're done with them or just don't care anymore.

Examples

Forget him if he treats you badly, you don't need him.

Forget the diet, today I'm eating the whole cake.

Regional synonyms

A 19th-century Mexican folk song that became the unofficial anthem of El Tri, the Mexican national soccer team. When the crowd breaks into "ay, ay, ay, ay, canta y no llores," the match turns into a cultural event. Every Mexican knows every word, and hearing it in a packed stadium is a shivers-down-your-spine moment.