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dar el avión

phrase, idiomInformal

A Mexican Spanish slang term. Browse all Mexican slang.

What it means

  1. To humour someone; to agree with everything they say purely to end the conversation, with no intention of acting on it.

Literally: To give the aeroplane.

Examples with translations

  • No me estás escuchando, me estás dando el avión.

    You're not listening to me, you're just humouring me.

  • Le di el avión para que ya se callara.

    I just agreed with him so he'd shut up.

Where it comes from

Usually explained by the image of waving someone off — the hand signal that sends an aircraft on its way, performed while your attention is already elsewhere.