Which one should you use?
While mamado is the default, if you want to say someone is "very ripped" in Latin America, you can use the expression muy mamado/a. In Spain, if you want to use slang to say someone is "very solid" or well-built, you would use muy macizo/a. For more formal descriptions of a strong or solid build, you can use muy corpulento/a or muy fornido/a, the latter of which implies a robust and muscular physique.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
mamado is highly informal slang. For professional or polite contexts, use the formal terms muy corpulento/a or muy fornido/a.
Is it said differently in some regions?
mamado is most commonly used in Mexico.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective must agree in gender with the person being described. Use mamada for a woman. Use the masculine plural mamados when describing a group of men or a mixed-gender group.
How do you pronounce it?
/maˈmado/
Did you know?
- In Mexico, the word mamado is a double entendre because it shares a root with the verb mamar, meaning 'to suck'.
- In Mexico, the noun mamada is used as slang to describe a complete absurdity or a 'joke' that has gone too far.
- In some Latin American dialects, mamado is also used to describe someone who is completely exhausted or 'fed up' with a situation.
Examples in context
- Ella está muy musculosa.She is very muscular.
- Ellos están muy fuertes.They are very strong.
- Aquel deportista es muy corpulento y tiene una gran fuerza física.That athlete is very corpulent and has great physical strength.
- Mi hermano mayor está mamado. Pasa mucho tiempo en el gimnasio.My older brother is swole, he spends a lot of time at the gym.
- Está bien mamado.He is really swole.
- Ese tipo está bien mamado.That guy is really swole.
- Mira qué mamado se puso con el gimnasio.Look how swole he got with the gym.
- Juan está muy mamado ahora.Juan is very swole now.
Example conversation
Sofía and Mateo are at the gym.
- SofíaMateo, te ves muy mamado hoy.Mateo, you look really swole today.
- MateoGracias, he estado entrenando mucho.Thanks, I have been training a lot.
- Sofía¿Cuál es tu rutina de brazo?What is your arm routine?
- MateoHago pesas tres veces por semana.I lift weights three times a week.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry mamado, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
