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/Sounds like "YAH" (as in "yard") + "NEE" (as in "knee") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "ah" (as in "art") + "MWEH" + "lahs" (as in "lava")/

Meaning

Mexican expression of mild reproach for someone who has crossed a line or seriously overstepped. The polite way of saying someone really screwed up.

Examples

You ate all the food and left nothing for anyone, you really crossed the line.

Come on, you showed up two hours late without warning, that's too much.

Regional synonyms

An epic, skull-cracking hangover after serious alcohol excess. In Spain, resacón is the intensified form of "resaca" (regular hangover), cranked up to a level where sunlight feels like a personal attack, getting out of bed seems impossible, and you swear you will never drink again.