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/Sounds like "MEE" (as in "me") + "syoh"/

Meaning

Flat broke, completely out of cash until payday. Used in Peru, Chile, and Bolivia, "misio" is the casual, unapologetic way to say you have hit the financial wall. Not a crisis, just the universal end-of-month condition that everyone gets.

Examples

I'm broke until Friday, I can't go out at all.

I'm completely tapped out, can you cover my beer?

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/Sounds like "MEE" (as in "me") + "syoh"/

Meaning

Flat broke, completely tapped out, without a single sol in your pocket in Peru. It's the most direct and honest way of saying you're busted and can't spend a dime until payday.

Examples

I'm misio, can't go out this weekend.

After paying rent I was misio until the end of the month.

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/Sounds like "MEE" (as in "me") + "syoh"/

Meaning

Broke, financially tapped out, with the bank account at zero. In Peru and Chile, being misio is the very relatable end-of-month state: you have plans and needs, but your wallet has other ideas. A casual, self-aware way to explain why you cannot go out.

Examples

I am broke until Friday, I literally cannot go anywhere.

With inflation everyone is a bit strapped this month, not just you.

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In Mexico, a table dancer or strip club performer. The word is Mexico's own phonetic adaptation of the English "table dancer," fully absorbed into everyday Mexican slang. Also used colloquially, sometimes dismissively, to describe someone who dresses or dances in a very provocative way.