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/Sounds like "mah" (as in "mark") + "mah" (as in "mark") + "GEH" (as in "get") + "boh" (as in "boat")/

Meaning

A heavy Caribbean insult for someone despicable, stupid, or who wronged you. In Venezuela and the Dominican Republic it's one of the harshest insults in the vocabulary.

Examples

That mamagüevo hit my car and drove off.

Don't be a mamagüevo, give back what's not yours.

Regional synonyms

A cockfighting arena or the main concert stage at a regional fair in Mexico. The palenque is the beating heart of action at Mexican ferias, whether you are watching roosters fight or catching a famous banda or norteño act. Both meanings carry the same rowdy, electric crowd energy.