What is Mendoza?
1.
A cry of anguish. A man can yell Mendoza in any situation, whether it be his soon to be retired partner getting gunned down by organised criminals, or your dinner falling off the table thanks to an untidy housemate.
Emphasis can be added with a gaze into the sky and a shaking of the fist.
McBain: "Scoey! NOOOO! MENDOZA!"
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2.
Cold Mountain. Originates from Spain. A person who comes from the Cold Mountain.
She is from Mendoza.
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3.
A woman weighing in excess of 200 pounds.
Term originates from former major league baseball player Mario Mendoza's batting average (~.200 lifetime). His batting average, referred to as "the Mendoza line," was basically the cut off for mediocrity. In terms of slang, a Mendoza is a woman who meets or surpasses the 200 lb line.
This term can be positive as well as condemning. When
Guy1: "She's a definite Mendoza, pushing 260"
Guy2: "Fuck. You're going to out-Hog me."
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Guy1: "I barely avoided the Mendoza at the bar last night. She would have crushed me and ruined my self-esteem."
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4.
Large group of unruly people you don't know well
Don't bring the Mendoza with you when you come by tonight.
5.
Adj. A person who lacks basic knowledge and intelligence.
Verb. To speak gibberish or to talk similar to the mentally handicapped
Congressman Smith is mendoza when it comes to issues Americans care about.
The President totally pulled a mendoza in his speech, in which he babbled and drooled on his shirt.
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