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/Sounds like "AH" (as in "art") + "OH" (as in "oh") + "trah" (as in "tract") + "KOH" (as in "coat") + "sah" (as in "salsa") + "mah" (as in "mark") + "ree" (as in "reed") + "POH" (as in "port") + "sah" (as in "salsa")/

Meaning

In Spain, a breezy phrase for closing a topic and moving on without dwelling on it. Once something is done, settled, or simply over, you say "a otra cosa mariposa" and that is the end of the discussion. Upbeat, definitive, and no-nonsense.

Examples

Ya firmaron el acuerdo, a otra cosa mariposa.

They signed the deal, now let's move on.

Que no salió como esperabas, a otra cosa mariposa, hay más oportunidades.

It didn't go as planned, but that's that, there are plenty more chances ahead.

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Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Ya estuvo

Money in Argentine and Uruguayan lunfardo slang, a classic word from tango culture and early 20th century River Plate street speech. Still alive in Buenos Aires slang as proof that lunfardo never dies.