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/Sounds like "hah" (as in "hard") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "dah" (as in "dart")/
A lie, a far-fetched story, or a completely pointless action in Mexico. A jalada is what someone says when they can't believe the nonsense they're hearing, or when someone did something that makes zero sense. It captures both dishonesty and sheer absurdity.
“Eso que estás diciendo es pura jalada, nadie te va a creer.”
“What you are saying is complete nonsense, nobody is going to believe you.”
“¡Qué jalada de decisión tomó el jefe, corrió al que más trabajaba!”
“What an absurd decision the boss made, he fired the hardest worker!”
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A lie, a far-fetched story, or a completely pointless action in Mexico. A jalada is what someone says when they can't believe the nonsense they're hearing, or when someone did something that makes zero sense. It captures both dishonesty and sheer absurdity.
“Eso que estás diciendo es pura jalada, nadie te va a creer.”
“What you are saying is complete nonsense, nobody is going to believe you.”
“¡Qué jalada de decisión tomó el jefe, corrió al que más trabajaba!”
“What an absurd decision the boss made, he fired the hardest worker!”
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In Spain, a young person, a kid or teen, used informally when talking about or addressing someone young. You can use it to refer to someone in the third person or call out to them directly on the street.