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How to Say ‘don't piss me off’ in Spain Spanish

no me toques los cojones

noh meh TOH-kes lohs koh-HOH-nes

[noh meh TOH-kes lohs koh-HOH-nes]

💬 Usage Tip: [No me toques...] literally says 'don't touch me...', but Spanish uses [tocar] in expressions for 'bother' or 'get on someone's nerves'. You can reuse the pattern in [no me toques la moral].

🇪🇸 In Spain: Very vulgar in Spain, especially because of [cojones]. It's common in angry speech, but too aggressive for normal everyday friction.

Phrase Breakdown

no

[noh]

not / don't

Negation word meaning 'not' or 'don't'.

Example

No me toques los cojones con tus excusas.

Don’t piss me off with your excuses.

me

[meh]

me

Object pronoun meaning 'me'.

Example

No me toques los cojones con tus excusas.

Don’t piss me off with your excuses.

toques

[TOH-kes]

touch / bother

From 'tocar'. Literally 'touch', but in this phrase it means 'annoy' or 'mess with'.

Example

No me toques los cojones con tus excusas.

Don’t piss me off with your excuses.

los

[lohs]

the

Plural definite article meaning 'the'.

Example

No me toques los cojones con tus excusas.

Don’t piss me off with your excuses.

cojones

[koh-HOH-nes]

balls / nuts

Literally 'testicles'. In this idiom it means someone's patience or nerves. The whole phrase means 'don't piss me off'.

Example

No me toques los cojones con tus excusas.

Don’t piss me off with your excuses.

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