¡A huevo!

If you weren't mightily confused the first time you heard someone exclaim a huevo, well, it's very possible that you were Mexican in a previous life. Because a huevo makes absolutely no damn sense! I mean, UN HUEVO is an egg. Yep, a humble egg. So what gives? Well, the thing is that in Mexican Spanish huevo also has another more vulgar meaning… a testicle. Yeah, if you're a bloke, tus huevos are your balls… Unless, of course, you're actually referring to your eggs… 🥴 Anyway, there are a literal plethora of phrases derived from huevo, the undisputed king of which has to be: ¡A huevo! And as an exclamation it's very often celebratory, a bit like: 👉 Hell yeah! / Fuck yeah! / Let's fucking go! But it doesn't always have to be so explosive… Yep, sometimes it's a bit more subtle: 👉 Of course! / You bet! / Damn right! And that ain't all… Because when part of an actual sentence, a huevo often implies that you HAVE to do something. A bit like: 👉 mandatory / whether you like it or not / you have to Confused yet? Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of the Mexican huevo! 🥚 💡 When talking about all things mandatory you might also hear de a huevo — No quisiera ir a esa excursión escolar, pero es de a huevo. I really don't want to go on that school trip, but it's mandatory. 🥚 Oh, and you may also hear the jokey/euphemistic version of a huevo: a producto de gallina 🐔