Spanish · Joy & Hell-Yes
¡A huevo!
ah WEH-voh · /a ˈwe.βo/
Hell yes! / damn right!
3/5 Watch your audience
genuinely rude; friends only, never at work
Literally
"To egg / by egg"
Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.
How to use it
The Mexican fist-pump. "Huevos" (eggs = balls) power tons of slang, and "a huevo" is triumphant agreement — "hell yes, we did it!" It can also mean "by force / whether you like it or not" ("me hicieron ir a huevo"). Vulgar-adjacent, so keep it casual. Clean swap: "¡claro que sí!" Spain's version: "¡cojonudo!"
Heard in the wild
—¿Vamos por unas chelas? —¡A huevo!
—Wanna grab some beers? —Hell yes!
Where it lands
Mexico (universal)
Quick answers
- What does "¡A huevo!" mean?
- In Spanish, "¡A huevo!" means "Hell yes! / damn right!". Literally it's "To egg / by egg". The Mexican fist-pump. "Huevos" (eggs = balls) power tons of slang, and "a huevo" is triumphant agreement — "hell yes, we did it!" It can also mean "by force / whether you like it or not" ("me hicieron ir a huevo"). Vulgar-adjacent, so keep it casual. Clean swap: "¡claro que sí!" Spain's version: "¡cojonudo!"
- Is "¡A huevo!" offensive?
- It's genuinely rude — a 3/5 (Watch your audience) on the Punch-o-Meter. Fine among friends, never at work or with people you've just met.
- How do you pronounce "¡A huevo!"?
- Say it "ah WEH-voh" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: a ˈwe.βo.
Related in Spanish
¡Chingón! cheen-GOHN Badass / awesome / kickass De poca madre deh POH-kah MAH-dreh Freaking awesome / the best Cojonudo koh-hoh-NOO-doh Brilliant / fantastic (Spain) Me late meh LAH-teh I'm into it / sounds good / I've got a feeling ¡Vientos! BYEN-tohs Great! / all good! / cool! Chido CHEE-doh Cool / awesome / great
The same idea, elsewhere
Via concepts like "Hell yes".
- French Ça déchire ! That rocks! / That's awesome!
- German Geil! Awesome! / Sick! / Hell yes!
- Greek ώπα Oops! / Hey, watch it! / Let's go! — NOT mainly the plate-smashing tourist cheer.
- Italian Grande! Nice one! / You legend! / Way to go!
- Japanese やった Yes! / I did it! / We won!
- Korean 아싸! Yes! / score! — the fist-pump syllables.
- Polish zajebisty Fucking awesome / badass — the great slang-POSITIVE of the jebać family.
- Portuguese Que massa! How cool! / Awesome!
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