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/Sounds like "moh" (as in "more") + "KOH" (as in "coat") + "soh" (as in "solo")/

Meaning

A rude, disrespectful, or badly behaved kid. In Mexico and Central America, 'mocoso' is the go-to word for a child who is causing trouble, being insolent, or acting like they were raised without manners. Calling an adult a mocoso is also devastating.

Examples

Control that brat, he won't stop screaming.

Don't be a brat and respect your elders.

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Regional synonyms

To die, to kick the bucket. In Mexico, petatear comes from petate, the woven mat on which the poor were laid to die or were buried on. It's darkly poetic slang, blunt and black-humored about death.