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Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Uruguay

/Sounds like "moo" (as in "moon") + "FAHR" + "seh" (as in "set" without "t")/

To jinx something or bring bad luck with an untimely comment, action, or prediction. In Argentina and Uruguay, mufar is to curse it: if you say you're gonna win, you mufaste it and you'll definitely lose because of you.

Example

"Don't say we're gonna win, you'll mufar us."

"You already mufaste the match, now we're definitely losing."

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Regional synonyms:

Agarrar parejo

Bandera de México

Tratar a todos igual sin distinguir inocentes de culpables, generalmente cuando alguien aplica castigo o consecuencias parejas a todo el grupo. Es la justicia a lo bruto donde pagan justos por pecadores sin excepción.