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/Sounds like "gahn" (as in "garden") + "DAH" (as in "dart") + "yah" (as in "yard")/

Meaning

An abusive person who takes advantage of others without respecting turns, rules, or people. In Mexico the gandalla is the one who cuts in line and takes your spot.

Examples

Don't be a gandalla and get in line like everyone else.

That gandalla cut the line and nobody said anything.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Cábula

A snobby person or someone who acts bougie and flaunts expensive clothes and fancy tastes. In Mexico, calling someone fifí means they act like they are above regular people and their refined tastes make them better. It is almost always used in a mocking or dismissive tone.