somos el mejor país de Chile

Spanish

Etymology

Phrase attributed to a Chile national football team fan during a television interview in 2017, after Chile's victory in the Copa América Centenario. The phrase was intended to express national pride but was syntactically incorrect, since Chile is the country itself. It quickly became a catchphrase and Internet meme in Chile, often used humorously to express exaggerated patriotism or self-irony. Literally "we are the best country of Chile".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsomos el meˌxoɾ paˌis de ˈt͡ʃile/ [ˌso.mos el meˌxoɾ paˌiz ð̞e ˈt͡ʃi.le]
  • Syllabification: so‧mos el me‧jor pa‧ís de Chi‧le

Phrase

somos el mejor país de Chile

  1. (Chile, Internet slang, humorous) Used to express exaggerated national pride or as a humorous self-deprecating phrase implying that Chile is the best country in the world. Often used ironically, in memes, or simply as a humorous catchphrase.
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