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/Sounds like "NEE" (as in "knee") + "KAH" (as in "car") + "soh" (as in "solo")/

Meaning

To completely ignore something, pay it zero attention, and not dignify it with a response. In Spain, "ni caso" is how you shut down a topic, a comment, or a person without even engaging. It is the Spanish equivalent of "don't even bother" or "don't pay it any mind."

Examples

Don't pay attention to what they say, you know your own worth.

I told him it was a bad idea and he completely ignored me.

Regional synonyms

To rob or steal something from someone through trickery, scamming, or force on the street. In Mexico and Colombia, tumbar is the verb for street theft, from a phone to a wallet on public transit.