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Intensified form of 'de una vez'. The addition of 'puta' signals frustration or impatience and dramatically raises the emotional temperature of the demand.

Fixed idiomatic phrase. Used to speculate about how a situation would have turned out differently under other circumstances.

Emphatic way of saying someone must say absolutely nothing. Often used as a command: 'ni mu de esto' means 'not a word about this'.

Originally refers to pubic hair. As an insult it means a coward, a stupid person, or someone useless. Common across different Spanish-speaking communities and heard in colloquial street speech.

Literally 'up to the arse'. Used to describe being completely swamped, trapped, or consumed by a situation, equivalent to 'in over your head' or 'up to your eyeballs'.