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/Sounds like "NEH" (as in "net") + "tah" (as in "tar") + "DEHL" (as in "debt") + "plah" (as in "plan") + "NEH" (as in "net") + "tah" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

In Mexico, the absolute, no-question-about-it truth. Adding "del planeta" to "la neta" cranks the emphasis to maximum: what follows is 100% real, no exaggeration, no spin, no story. You are not just saying it is true, you are staking the whole planet on it.

Examples

Honestly, that project has no future, no question about it.

The straight-up truth is he has been looking for another job for months.

Regional synonyms

In Mexico and Guatemala, a person of humble origin who does the lowest-status work without recognition or complaint, often acting in a servile way and doing the dirty work for others without any real benefit to themselves.