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/Sounds like "LAH" (as in "lava") + "MEH" (as in "met") + "rah" (as in "rapper") + "MEH" (as in "met") + "rah" (as in "rapper")/

Meaning

The woman who runs the show, the top boss, or the undisputed number one in Mexico. "La mera mera" is the queen in charge, no debate.

Examples

She's the queen of the kitchen, nobody cooks like her.

My grandma is the boss of the family, everyone respects her.

Regional synonyms

A spontaneous, unannounced gathering at someone's house where a large crowd just shows up with no prior warning. In Argentina, a malón is both exciting and slightly anarchic: it just happens, people appear, and suddenly there is a party that goes until morning. The name comes from the surprise raids of indigenous Pampas peoples, same idea of sudden mass arrival.