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/Sounds like "DAHR" (as in "dart") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "tah" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

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.

Examples

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.

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Regional synonyms

Someone with visible, well-defined muscles from consistent training. When your abs show, your arms have real definition, and every muscle looks sculpted, you are marcado. Used across Latin America for that lean, shredded physique that does not happen by accident.