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/Sounds like "LAH" (as in "lava") + "POO" (as in "pool") + "tah" (as in "tar") + "MAH" (as in "mark") + "dreh" (as in "dress")/
A strong exclamation of surprise, anger, or admiration, depending entirely on context. Used in Argentina, Spain, and Uruguay, this expression is the ultimate wildcard: it works equally well for celebrating a last-minute goal or cursing when you lock your keys inside the house. Context is everything.
“La puta madre, what an incredible goal in the last minute!”
“La puta madre, I left my keys inside the house again.”
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A strong exclamation of surprise, anger, or admiration, depending entirely on context. Used in Argentina, Spain, and Uruguay, this expression is the ultimate wildcard: it works equally well for celebrating a last-minute goal or cursing when you lock your keys inside the house. Context is everything.
“La puta madre, what an incredible goal in the last minute!”
“La puta madre, I left my keys inside the house again.”
Tomarse el palo
To take a comment or joke personally when it was not aimed at you. In Mexico, someone who "se toma el palo" gets defensive over something that had nothing to do with them, which usually just confirms everyone else's suspicion that it actually did.