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/Sounds like "MAH" (as in "mark") + "heh" (as in "help")/

Meaning

Idiot, fool, or just a casual way to say "dude" in Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador. It can be an insult or a friendly filler word depending on your tone and how close you are with the person. Central Americans throw it around constantly in conversation, kind of like Mexicans use "wey.".

Examples

Don't be an idiot, that was obviously a lie.

What's up, dude? How'd it go?

Word family

In classic Argentine lunfardo, a woman who works as a street prostitute. The word is closely tied to tango culture and the popular poetry of the Rio de la Plata in the 20th century, where the yira became an enduring literary figure: solitary, walking the night, waiting for someone to stop.