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/Sounds like the English word "me" (same pronunciation) + "ehs" (as in "egg") + "TAHS" (as in "tar") + "kahr" (as in "car") + "GAHN" (as in "garden") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

Are you kidding me? The Rioplatense way of expressing total disbelief when something sounds too absurd or too outrageous to be real. The Argentine and Uruguayan equivalent of "you have got to be joking" or "are you pulling my leg?"

Examples

Three thousand pesos for a coffee? Are you kidding me?

He showed up at midnight when we agreed on eight. You have got to be joking.

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Regional synonyms

A slow, romantic cumbia rhythm danced close together. In Argentina the cuartelito is the moment of the dance that puts a couple's intentions to the test, the song that separates the dancers from the interested parties.