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/Sounds like "nah" (as in "nacho") + "KAH" (as in "car") + "dah" (as in "dart")/

Meaning

An action, thing, or behavior that's tacky, vulgar, or considered trashy and tasteless in Mexico. It's what someone does or says when they lack any class or refinement, those moments where the absence of style is impossible to ignore.

Examples

Playing music at full blast in a restaurant is a nacada.

Don't do nacadas in front of the guests.

That decoration is a total nacada.

Word family
Regional synonyms
Bandera de Chile
Rasca

To snoop or stick your nose into other people's business. In Argentina and Uruguay, chusmear is practically a national pastime: it happens over WhatsApp group chats, through the window, or by deep-diving into someone's social media. The word carries no serious judgment; it is just what curious, social people do.