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/Sounds like "GRWEH" + "soh" (as in "solo")/

Meaning

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

Examples

The situation got grueso at the border.

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

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de Venezuela
Candela
Bandera de España
Chungo

Having a lot of nerve or shameless audacity, doing something bold without a hint of embarrassment. Used in Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras, "harta cara" is a regional intensifier that hits even harder than the standard "cara dura."