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/Sounds like the English word "no" (same pronunciation) + "TEH" (as in "ten") + "AH" (as in "art") + "gahs" (as in "garden") + "GWAH" (as in "Guam") + "heh" (as in "help")/

Meaning

Mexican phrase to call someone out for deliberately playing dumb. It means demanding they stop pretending not to know or understand something they clearly do.

Examples

Stop playing dumb, you know exactly what I'm talking about.

Stop acting clueless and pay your share like everyone else.

Regional synonyms

To work incredibly hard without stopping, to grind like a workhorse. Used in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, "caballar" is a badge of honor describing the kind of relentless effort that gets real results.