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/Sounds like "teh" (as in "ten") + "NEHR" (as in "net") + "MOH" (as in "more") + "rroh"/

Meaning

To have a lot of nerve, audacity, or shameless cheek. In Spain, someone with morro does outrageous things without a hint of embarrassment. The word literally refers to an animal's snout, as if they just stick their face wherever they please with zero shame.

Examples

You have some nerve showing up here after what you did.

It takes real cheek to ask for that favor after everything that happened.

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Regional synonyms

To destroy, wreck, or break something completely, leaving it beyond repair. In Mexico, 'desmadrar' is taking something to total destruction with no chance of fixing it.