mató tunco tu tata
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˌto ˈtunko tu ˈtata/
Phrase
¿Mató tunco tu tata?
- (colloquial, El Salvador) A game adults play with little children
- ¿Ya has probado jugando ¿Mató tunco tu tata? con el niño? - Have you already tried playing ¿Mató tunco tu tata? with your kid?
- ¿Mató tunco tu tata? / Nos quieren asustar acusando de derecha a todos los comentaristas... - Did your father kill a pig? / They want to scare us by accusing all commenters to be right-wingers... ("¿Mató tunco tu tata?", Juan Valiente, article published in the Diario de Hoy newspaper, San Salvador, 2011/Jul/19. Accessed 2013/Jul/4. The title was chosen in reference to something that scares.)
Usage notes
This game consists of:
- i. asking somebody 'Did your father kill a pig?' (¿Mató tunco tu tata?)
- ii. after the other person says no, telling them 'Were you afraid?' (¿Tuviste miedo?)
- iii. after the other person says no, surprising them by blowing air on their face. Their annoyance allegedly confirms they were afraid.