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/Sounds like "meh" (as in "met") + "TEHR" (as in "ten") + "LAHS" (as in "lava") + "nah" (as in "nacho") + "REE" (as in "reed") + "sehs" (as in "set")/

Meaning

To stick your nose into other people's business without being invited, always with an opinion about things that are none of your concern. Used across most of the Spanish-speaking world.

Examples

He stuck his nose into my relationship and made it even more complicated.

Do not stick your nose in where nobody called you.

Word family
Regional synonyms
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de Venezuela
Cucharear

Something incredible, top-tier, the absolute best. In Colombia, "chimba" is one of the highest compliments you can give. It conveys pure, unfiltered enthusiasm: when something is chimba, it is not just good, it is the kind of good that stops you in your tracks. Depending on tone, it can also flip into an insult.