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/Sounds like "AH" (as in "art") + "OH" (as in "oh") + "troh" (as in "troll") + "PEH" (as in "pet") + "rroh" + "KOHN" (as in "coat") + "EH" (as in "egg") + "seh" (as in "set") + "WEH" (as in "west") + "soh" (as in "solo")/

Meaning

A dismissive phrase used to reject an excuse or lie you do not believe for a second. Literally "take that bone to another dog," meaning: save that story for someone gullible enough to swallow it. Common across Mexico, Spain, and Argentina.

Examples

Traffic, sure, I totally believe that.

Don't give me that story, I'm not buying it.

Regional synonyms

A guy, dude, or individual, used without strong positive or negative connotation. In Argentina, chabón is the default word for any male person when you don't know their name or just want to refer to them casually.