Community

Your word isn't here yet

Join Hablaaa and add the expression no one else has documented.

/Sounds like "ehs" (as in "egg") + "TAHR" (as in "tar") + "EHN" (as in "egg") + "CHEEN" (as in "cheek") + "gah" (as in "garden")/

Meaning

In Mexico, to be crazy busy and working at full intensity with no time to breathe. When you are en chinga, work has you running from one thing to the next without a second to stop. The Mexican way of saying you are completely swamped and grinding nonstop.

Examples

I have been completely swamped all week, not a single free moment.

We were grinding hard the whole time to get the project delivered on time.

Word family
Regional synonyms
Bandera de España
Liado

A favor or spontaneous act of help offered without expecting anything in return. From the gaucho tradition of the Rioplatense countryside, where helping anyone who needed it was a matter of honor. "Haceme una gauchada" is warm, casual, and carries a genuine sense of solidarity between people.