en el ajo

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “in the garlic”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /en el ˈaxo/ [ẽn el ˈa.xo]
  • Syllabification: en el a‧jo

Adjective

en el ajo (invariable)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) in the know, in the loop
    • 2022 June 23, Luis Fernando Crespo Zorita, “La proyección de las elecciones en Andalucía”, in El País‎[1]:
      La crítica política es sana, aunque sea tan ilustrada que a veces solo la entiendan los que están en el ajo, […]
      Political criticism is healthy, although at times it is so enlightened that sometimes only those who are in the know understand it, […]
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