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/Sounds like "nah" (as in "nacho") + "keh" (as in "kept") + "AHR" (as in "art")/

Meaning

To act tacky, classless, or trashy. Used in Mexico when someone behaves in a way that is considered low class or tasteless, like blasting music from a phone speaker on public transport or causing a scene where it is not appropriate. Comes from "naco," a loaded Mexican slang word for someone perceived as uncouth or unsophisticated.

Examples

Do not be trashy, dude, turn that speaker down on the subway, you are bothering everyone.

Every time he drinks his classless side comes out and he just loses all sense of filter.

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Regional synonyms

Hard, manual, unglamorous work that nobody wants to do but somebody has to get done. In Mexico, talacha is the daily grind, the dirty work, the heavy lifting that keeps things running. When someone says "hay que hacer talacha," it is time to roll up your sleeves and put in real effort.