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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

To show up uninvited and completely out of place, like a golf club nobody asked for and nobody knows what to do with. In the Dominican Republic, this vivid expression describes the person who arrives where they weren't expected or wanted.