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/Sounds like "ahn" (as in "art") + "DAHR" (as in "dart") + "EHN" (as in "egg") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "BAH" (as in "bar") + "bah" (as in "bar")/

Meaning

In Mexico, to be totally zoned out or not paying attention to what is happening around you. The person "en la baba" is mentally elsewhere, in their own world.

Examples

You're en la baba - I called you three times and you didn't even hear me.

She spaces out in class the whole time and then doesn't understand anything.

Regional synonyms

An expression of amazement saying something or someone was absolutely incredible. Despite its vulgar literal meaning ("they messed it up"), it flips negative to positive, like saying "that was insane" or "that slapped" in English. Used across Latin America when something blows past every expectation.