cuéntame una de vaqueros
Meaning: A challenge to someone to stop lying or exaggerating; an equivalent of "pull the other one" or "tell me another one."
Language: Spanish
Literally: tell me one of cowboys
Category: Daily Life
Origin: Likely rooted in Spanish pulp fiction and tall tales about the American West; the phrase sarcastically invites the listener to share another wild cowboy story, implying the previous claim was equally implausible.
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