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/Sounds like "mehn" (as in "met") + "TAHR" (as in "tar") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "MAH" (as in "mark") + "dreh" (as in "dress")/

Meaning

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.

Examples

He insulted his mom and that's when the fight started.

Don't go there with me, I'm warning you.

Regional synonyms

To hammer the same point over and over until everyone around you is exhausted. In Spain and across Latin America, the person who machaca keeps repeating the same argument or instruction, convinced that more repetition will eventually work.