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Bandera de México

/Sounds like "GROOEH" + "soh" (as in "so")/

A serious, dangerous, shocking, or intense situation that leaves you speechless. In Mexico, grueso describes those moments where things got really heavy.

Example

"The situation got grueso at the border."

"What he told me is grueso, I can't believe they did that to him."

Regional synonyms:

Alzado

Bandera de México
Bandera de Colombia

Persona que se siente superior, que se pone prepotente, creída o desafiante. En México y Colombia 'alzado' es ese que se le sube el poder a la cabeza.