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/Sounds like "mahn" (as in "mark") + "DAHR" (as in "dart") + "seh" (as in "set") + "AH" (as in "art") + "kahm" (as in "car") + "BYAHR"/

Meaning

To leave or take off from a place in Mexico, sometimes urgently or to escape an uncomfortable situation. When you 'te mandas a cambiar,' it's because you don't want to be there for one more second.

Examples

Get out of here, we don't want you around.

I bounced before things got ugly.

Regional synonyms

A way to address another man, especially in Chicano and Mexican American communities. It comes from Caló, the Chicano street dialect, and can be used to greet a friend or signal confrontation depending entirely on tone and context. "Ese" became iconic through Chicano culture and is widely recognized in music, film, and street life across the US Southwest and Mexico.