How to Say ‘Awesome / Excellent’ in Mexican Spanish
Poca madre
POH-kah MAH-dreh
[POH-kah MAH-dreh]
💬 Usage Tip: Phrases with madre "mother" flip meaning depending on the words around them. poca madre is praise, but qué poca madre means "how shameless!".
🇲🇽 In Mexico: It's vulgar, so only use it with friends. Stick to padre in polite company.
Phrase Breakdown
Poca
[POH-kah]
little
Feminine form of 'poco'; part of a slang expression meaning awesome.
Tengo poca paciencia.
I have little patience.
madre
[MAH-dreh]
mother (slang intensifier)
In this vulgar expression it boosts the meaning to 'awesome'; 'madre' appears in many Mexican slang phrases.
Ese concierto estuvo poca madre.
That concert was awesome.
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