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/Sounds like "toh" (as in "toll") + "MAHR" (as in "mark") + "seh" (as in "set") + "EHL" (as in "egg") + "PAH" (as in "park") + "loh" (as in "loan")/

Meaning

To take a comment or joke personally when it was not aimed at you. In Mexico, someone who "se toma el palo" gets defensive over something that had nothing to do with them, which usually just confirms everyone else's suspicion that it actually did.

Examples

Nobody said anything to you, why are you taking it personally?

He got offended by a comment that clearly wasn't even aimed at him.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Picarse

A person who lives for the social scene: always at parties, always in photos, projecting a life more glamorous than reality. In Colombia, Venezuela, and Argentina, a farandulero is essentially a socialite or clout chaser whose Instagram looks far better than their bank account.