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/Sounds like "meh" (as in "met") + "choh" (as in "chose") + "neh" (as in "net") + "AHR" (as in "art") + "seh" (as in "set")/

Meaning

To get into a fight by grabbing each other's hair. In Colombia, Chile, and Ecuador, mechonearse describes that classic brawl where hair goes flying and the whole thing inevitably ends up on social media. From "mechon," a lock of hair.

Examples

They got into a hair-pulling fight outside the club over some guy.

Did you see the video of the two girls who went at it in the mall?

Regional synonyms

That's it, it's over, we're done here. In Mexico, it's the definitive phrase to end something, whether a relationship, an argument, or your patience.