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How to Say 'Cheers' in Mexico: Drinking Toasts and Bar Culture
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Add a word/Sounds like "FOHN" (as in "foam") + "doh" (as in "door")/
Meaning
To chug an entire drink in one go, usually under group pressure at a party or gathering. In Mexico, yelling "¡fondo!" at someone is a collective command: drink the whole thing without stopping while everyone counts you down. The Mexican version of "chug, chug, chug."
Examples
“Chug, chug, chug! Don't stop!”
“I dare you to down that whole glass in one shot.”
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/Sounds like "FOHN" (as in "foam") + "doh" (as in "door")/
Meaning
To chug an entire drink in one go, usually under group pressure at a party or gathering. In Mexico, yelling "¡fondo!" at someone is a collective command: drink the whole thing without stopping while everyone counts you down. The Mexican version of "chug, chug, chug."
Examples
“Chug, chug, chug! Don't stop!”
“I dare you to down that whole glass in one shot.”
Regional synonyms
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Estar sobrepasado
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To be overwhelmed, with more responsibilities or emotions than you can handle at once. Used across Latin America and Spain to describe that feeling of being at your absolute limit, when there is simply no bandwidth left for one more thing.