What does it mean word for word?
The phrase me meé encima literally translates to "I peed on myself".
Which one should you use?
You can use me meé encima as the most common way to express this, or you can be specific about the clothing by saying me meé en los pantalones to mean "I peed in my pants". For a more polite or clinical tone, use me oriné encima (I urinated on myself) or me he orinado (I've wet myself). For an informal but less vulgar tone, you can use me hice pipí encima (I peed myself).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The phrase me meé encima is considered vulgar or highly informal in most Spanish-speaking regions. If you need to be polite, use me oriné encima or me he orinado.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, it is common to say me hice en los calzones among friends to mean "I wet my pants".
Did you know?
- The word cima used in encima descends from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱuh₁éyeti, which is also the ancestor of the Greek word for 'wave'.
- The phrase hacerse encima allows a speaker to admit they wet themselves without ever using a word for urine, acting as a discreet social shorthand.
- In many Spanish-speaking regions, the word pipí is used as a euphemism for the anatomy itself when talking to children, not just the act of urinating.
Examples in context
- ¡Ay, se me escapó! Me hice pipí encima.Oh no, I couldn't hold it! I peed myself.
- Jajaja, no puedo creerlo, me meé de la risa y casi me meo encima.Hahaha, I can't believe it. I peed laughing and almost peed myself.
- No puedo ir al cine, me meé encima.I can't go to the cinema, I peed my pants.
- Lo siento, de niño me meé encima a menudo.I'm sorry, as a child I often peed my pants.
- ¡Qué vergüenza! Me meé encima en el autobús.How embarrassing! I peed my pants on the bus.
Example conversation
Daniel is talking to Lucía in a quiet hallway.
- DanielLucía, no puedo entrar a la clase.Lucía, I can't go into the class.
- Lucía¿Por qué? ¿Te pasa algo?Why? Is something wrong with you?
- DanielEs que me meé encima.It's just that I peed my pants.
- LucíaNo te preocupes, vamos a buscar un baño.Don't worry, let's go look for a bathroom.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries encima, me, CC BY-SA 4.0.
