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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

To reluctantly hand over money in Argentina, when someone squeezes cash out of you that you really didn't want to give. It's paying with maximum resistance and minimum enthusiasm.