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/Sounds like "MWEE" + "nah" (as in "nacho")/

Meaning

In Mexico, a silent, festering anger or resentment that someone swallows and carries inside, sometimes to the point of making themselves physically ill. More than just anger, it is bottled-up bitterness.

Examples

The scolding made him so angry he didn't even eat.

It's not worth stewing over something you can't fix.

Regional synonyms

In Colombia, to waste time doing nothing productive, or to blow someone off completely. If someone is botando corriente on you, you simply do not exist to them. The phrase literally means throwing away electricity, like leaving a light on in an empty room.