Spanish · Insults (Aimed at a Person)
Hijo de la chingada
EE-hoh deh lah cheen-GAH-dah · /ˈi.xo ðe la tʃin.ˈɡa.ða/
Son of a bitch (the heavy Mexican version)
aimed at a person, will start something
Literally
"Son of the screwed/violated one"
Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.
How to use it
The full-throated Mexican "son of a bitch," built on "la Chingada" — the mythic violated mother Octavio Paz wrote a whole essay about. Heavier and more historically loaded than the Spanish "hijo de puta." Real fighting words at a person; muttered at a situation ("hijo de la chingada, otra vez") it's a heavy "goddammit."
Heard in the wild
¡Ese hijo de la chingada me chocó y se fue!
That son of a bitch hit my car and drove off!
Where it lands
Mexico (universal)
Quick answers
- What does "Hijo de la chingada" mean?
- In Spanish, "Hijo de la chingada" means "Son of a bitch (the heavy Mexican version)". Literally it's "Son of the screwed/violated one". The full-throated Mexican "son of a bitch," built on "la Chingada" — the mythic violated mother Octavio Paz wrote a whole essay about. Heavier and more historically loaded than the Spanish "hijo de puta." Real fighting words at a person; muttered at a situation ("hijo de la chingada, otra vez") it's a heavy "goddammit."
- Is "Hijo de la chingada" offensive?
- Yes — very. It rates 4/5 on the Punch-o-Meter (Fighting words). aimed at a person, will start something. Read the usage note before you even think about it.
- How do you pronounce "Hijo de la chingada"?
- Say it "EE-hoh deh lah cheen-GAH-dah" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: ˈi.xo ðe la tʃin.ˈɡa.ða.
Related in Spanish
The same idea, elsewhere
Via concepts like "Screw you".
- French Enculé ! Motherf***er / bastard (one of the hardest personal insults)
- German Verpiss dich! Piss off! / Clear off (with force)!
- Greek άντε γαμήσου Go fuck yourself / get lost / piss off.
- Italian Vaffanculo! Fuck off! / Go to hell!
- Japanese クソ野郎 Piece of shit / shitty bastard
- Korean 개새끼 Son of a bitch / bastard — a real insult with no soft reading.
- Polish ty kurwo You whore / you bitch — the aimed kurwa, a different animal entirely.
- Portuguese Filho da puta Son of a bitch / bastard
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