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/Sounds like "ehs" (as in "egg") + "TAHR" (as in "tar") + "EHN" (as in "egg") + "CHEE" (as in "cheek") + "noh" (as in "note")/

Meaning

When something is so hard to understand it might as well be written in another language. Used in Mexico and Spain when a topic, document, or explanation goes completely over your head and you have basically given up trying to follow it.

Examples

That exam was total gibberish to me, I understood nothing.

They explained the contract and it was all Greek to me.

Regional synonyms

To make a complete fool of yourself or suffer epic public embarrassment in Mexico and Colombia. It's that mortifying moment everyone witnesses and nobody lets you forget.