General
cargar el payaso
What does cargar el payaso mean?
Expresses that something went badly wrong; 'ya me cargó el payaso' means 'I'm screwed'.
"Se me olvidaron las entradas, ya nos cargó el payaso."
Origin
Idiomatic: 'the clown carried (me) off', i.e. disaster struck.
Frequently asked questions
What does 'ya me cargó el payaso' mean?
It means 'I'm screwed' or 'I'm done for', expressing that something has gone badly wrong.
Where does 'cargar el payaso' come from?
It's an idiom that literally means 'the clown carried me off', a colorful way of saying disaster struck.
Is 'cargar el payaso' rude?
No, it's cheeky and informal but clean, a euphemistic way to say you're in trouble.
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