/Sounds like "mehn" (as in "men") + "TAHR" (as in "tar") + "lah" (as in "lava") + "MAH" (as in "mama") + "dreh"/
To insult someone in the worst possible way by bringing their mother into it in Mexico. It's the nuclear option of Mexican insults — once you go there, there's no coming back.
"He insulted his mom and that's when the fight started."
"Don't go there with me, I'm warning you."
/Sounds like "mehn" (as in "men") + "TAHR" (as in "tar") + "lah" (as in "lava") + "MAH" (as in "mama") + "dreh"/
To insult someone in the worst possible way by bringing their mother into it in Mexico. It's the nuclear option of Mexican insults — once you go there, there's no coming back.
"He insulted his mom and that's when the fight started."
"Don't go there with me, I'm warning you."
Agarrar la onda
Entender algo, captar la idea o adaptarse a una situación nueva en México. Es la forma coloquial de decir que alguien por fin comprendió de qué se trata y dejó de estar perdido en la conversación.