Community

Your word isn't here yet

Join Hablaaa and add the expression no one else has documented.

/Sounds like "mah" (as in "mark") + "tah" (as in "tar") + "DEE" (as in "deep") + "toh" (as in "toll")/

Meaning

In Mexico, the affectionate or teasing label for the class overachiever: the student who studies nonstop and always gets perfect scores. Said with a mix of admiration and gentle mockery.

Examples

The matadito already turned in the project and they just assigned it to us.

Don't be such a matadito, go have fun once in a while.

Word family
Regional synonyms

Patience and tolerance for putting up with difficult situations or complicated people without snapping. In Colombia and Venezuela, when your "correa" runs out, you have nothing left to give and the explosion is imminent.