La Oficina
Mexican Slang from La Oficina: The Complete Season 1 Slang Guide
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Add a word/Sounds like "AHS" (as in "art") + "tah" (as in "tar") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "MAH" (as in "mark") + "dreh" (as in "dress")/
Meaning
In Mexico, completely fed up, saturated, at the absolute limit of your patience. The point where you cannot take it anymore and are ready to explode.
Examples
“I am completely done with never being paid on time.”
“I have had it with this traffic, I have been stuck here for two hours.”
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/Sounds like "AHS" (as in "art") + "tah" (as in "tar") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "MAH" (as in "mark") + "dreh" (as in "dress")/
Meaning
To be completely fed up with someone or something. Used in Mexico when you have zero patience left and you are done dealing with the situation. It is stronger than just being annoyed.
Examples
“I am hasta la madre with your excuses, not one more.”
“That whole situation has me at my absolute limit.”
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Regional synonyms
/Sounds like "AHS" (as in "art") + "tah" (as in "tar") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "MAH" (as in "mark") + "dreh" (as in "dress")/
Meaning
A Mexican expression meaning something is at maximum level: super drunk, super high, completely fed up, or totally exhausted. Context decides which. Going "hasta la madre" at a party means you're wrecked. Being "hasta la madre" of your boss means you've hit your breaking point. Coming home "hasta la madre" from work means you're running on fumes. Extremely versatile, extremely Mexican.
Examples
“He was out of his mind all day long.”
“I'm completely done with you not paying me on time.”
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Meaning
In Mexico, completely fed up, saturated, at the absolute limit of your patience. The point where you cannot take it anymore and are ready to explode.
Examples
“I am completely done with never being paid on time.”
“I have had it with this traffic, I have been stuck here for two hours.”
Word family
Regional synonyms
/Sounds like "AHS" (as in "art") + "tah" (as in "tar") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "MAH" (as in "mark") + "dreh" (as in "dress")/
Meaning
To be completely fed up with someone or something. Used in Mexico when you have zero patience left and you are done dealing with the situation. It is stronger than just being annoyed.
Examples
“I am hasta la madre with your excuses, not one more.”
“That whole situation has me at my absolute limit.”
Word family
Regional synonyms
/Sounds like "AHS" (as in "art") + "tah" (as in "tar") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "MAH" (as in "mark") + "dreh" (as in "dress")/
Meaning
A Mexican expression meaning something is at maximum level: super drunk, super high, completely fed up, or totally exhausted. Context decides which. Going "hasta la madre" at a party means you're wrecked. Being "hasta la madre" of your boss means you've hit your breaking point. Coming home "hasta la madre" from work means you're running on fumes. Extremely versatile, extremely Mexican.
Examples
“He was out of his mind all day long.”
“I'm completely done with you not paying me on time.”
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Showing 3 definitions, sorted by votes
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