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/Sounds like "mahn" (as in "mark") + "GEH" (as in "get") + "rah" (as in "rapper")/

Meaning

A very tall and extremely thin person, so long and narrow they look like a garden hose standing upright. In Mexico, manguera is a colorful and generally affectionate way to describe someone with an unusually tall, skinny frame.

Examples

My cousin the beanpole is two meters tall and weighs nothing.

Here comes that tall string bean from the basketball team.

Regional synonyms

In Mexico, to throw a tantrum, get stubbornly fixated on something, and refuse to listen to reason - typical of kids but adults too. To emberrincharse is to dig your heels in and throw a fit.