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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "tah" (as in "tar") + "TYE" (as in "tie")/

Meaning

An exclamation of total disgust and revulsion in Ecuador and Peru. When something grosses you out so badly you need to express it with sound, "atatay!" comes out before you can even think about it.

Examples

Yuck, what is that awful smell!

Gross, what on earth are they eating over there?

Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de Venezuela
Bandera de Ecuador
Guácala

To break up with your partner, that painful moment when someone says "it's not working" and everything falls apart. It can be mutual or one-sided, but it always hurts and is always followed by a sad playlist.