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/Sounds like "meh" + "cho" (as in "chocolate") + "neh" + "ar" + "seh"/

To get into a fight by grabbing each other's hair, typically between women. In Colombia, Chile, and Ecuador, mechonearse describes that classic street brawl where hair goes flying and the whole thing ends up on social media. It comes from "mechón," meaning a lock of hair. When someone says "se mechonearon," picture two people yanking each other's hair outside a club at 3 AM.

Example

"Se mechonearon afuera de la disco por un tipo. -> They got into a hair-pulling fight outside the club over some guy."

"¿Viste el video de las que se mechonearon en el centro comercial? -> Did you see the video of the girls who got into a catfight at the mall?"

Regional synonyms:

Amigo cercano que siempre está ahí para ti y te cubre las espaldas cuando lo necesitas. En Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador 'alero' es hermano de vida.