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/Sounds like "ehs" (as in "egg") + "TAHR" (as in "tar") + "ehn" (as in "egg") + "kah" (as in "car") + "broh" (as in "bro") + "NAH" (as in "nacho") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

To be really, genuinely furious, well beyond just being annoyed. Used in Mexico. "Encabronado" sits at the high end of the anger scale, a state of pure rage that you do not want to provoke or get in the way of. It can build slowly from accumulated frustration or explode from a single betrayal.

Examples

I am seriously pissed off about what happened last night, please do not talk to me right now.

He completely lost it when he found out they had been lying to him the whole time.

An ironic Spanish expression for something that arrived way too late to be of any use. Used when help, news, or action finally shows up long after it could have made a real difference. The full phrase is often "a buenas horas mangas verdes," referring to the green-sleeved officers who always showed up after the trouble was already over.