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/Sounds like "YAH" (as in "yard") + "WAY" (as in "way")/

Meaning

A Mexican expression of exasperation or surprise said to someone who's going too far or being ridiculous. It's the verbal equivalent of an eye-roll mixed with genuine disbelief.

Examples

Come on dude, stop it already, you're embarrassing yourself.

Seriously man, you ate the whole thing?

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de España
Bandera de Uruguay
Bandera de Venezuela
No jodas

Twins in Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala. The word comes from the Nahuatl "coatl" meaning twin or serpent, the same root as the Mexican "cuate," but in Central America it keeps the literal meaning of siblings born together. A small linguistic thread connecting modern speech to pre-Columbian language.