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/Sounds like 'dar lah LAH-tah'/

To bother, pester, or insist on something so heavily that it drives someone crazy. In Spain and Latin America, dar la lata is the art of being insufferable — repeated, persistent, pointless nagging at its finest.

Example

"He's been going on about the same thing all morning."

"Stop being a pain and do it yourself if you don't like how I do it."

Word family
Regional synonyms:

Algo de mala calidad, barato, descuidado o que da vergüenza ajena. En España 'cutre' describe todo lo que no tiene clase ni esfuerzo: bares, regalos, planes.