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/Sounds like "poh" (as in "port") + "NEHR" (as in "net") + "seh" (as in "set") + "TROO" (as in "true") + "chah" (as in "chat")/

Meaning

To get alert, stay sharp, and be ready to react to whatever comes in Mexico. It's the street-level warning that something might go down and you need to keep your eyes and ears wide open.

Examples

Get trucha, the teacher's coming and we didn't do the homework.

You gotta ponerse trucha with prices because they'll try to rip you off.

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A Mexican euphemism for the menstrual period, especially when several women in the same group sync up. Named after the red tide ocean phenomenon, but applied to the collective mood of an office, home, or classroom where multiple women are cycling together. Dark humor, but functional.