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/Sounds like "cheen" (as in "cheek") + "goh" (as in "go") + "neh" (as in "net") + "REE" (as in "reed") + "ah" (as in "art")/

Meaning

Something extraordinary, top-tier quality, or so impressive it leaves you speechless. In Mexico, it's the ultimate informal compliment for something that blew your mind.

Examples

That movie is a chingonería, you have to see it.

My grandma's mole is a chingonería, there's nothing else like it.

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To be in a terrible situation or feeling absolutely awful. In Mexico, this phrase covers physical misery like being sick, emotional rock-bottom, or just having the worst day imaginable with no energy left to fix anything.