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On the border, especially Baja California, "machín" means tough, intense, or done seriously. "Se puso machín" means things got heavy, and doing something "a lo machín" is going all in.
Literal Translation:
Big macho
Level of Use:
uncommon
Where you’ll hear it:
Examples
El examen estuvo machín, casi no acabo
The exam was brutal, I barely finished