What Does This Mean?

but no hay pedo

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Spanglish joke phrase that puts the English "but" in front of the Mexican Spanish "no hay pedo" ("no problem", literally "there is no fart"). It is an ironic, breezy reassurance, often tacked on after admitting a mistake or a bad situation.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

""Perdí el vuelo, but no hay pedo, me quedo otro día," he said."

LORE & ORIGIN

Recent term; no dated source found yet. "No hay pedo" is informal Mexican slang for "no problem" or "no hassle" (SpanishDict lists it as informal Mexican slang for a hassle or problem); the English "but" is the Spanglish twist that gives the phrase its comic feel.

FIRST SEEN

Unknown (recent term; no dated first use found yet)

PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)

2020s

CURRENT STATUS

Mainstream Slang

EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES

Español es-ESbut no hay pedo →Français fr-FRno fixed local term →日本語 ja-JPno fixed local term →한국어 ko-KRno fixed local term →Português pt-BRno fixed local term →中文 zh-CNno fixed local term →

AURA IMPACT ⓘ

+1 AURA

TREND STATUS

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