phrase General Slang

cargar el payaso

kar-GAR el pah-YAH-soh · phrase · slang

To be screwed / done for

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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.”
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cargar el payaso In A Sentence

Se me olvidaron las entradas, ya nos cargó el payaso.

Origin & Usage

Idiomatic: 'the clown carried (me) off', i.e. disaster struck.

People Also Ask

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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