decir misa

Spanish

Verb

decir misa (first-person singular present digo misa, first-person singular preterite dije misa, past participle dicho misa)

1. give mass, say mass
2. (idiomatic) used in various expressions to radically dismiss what another person may say or do

   Ya puedes decir misa, que no te haré caso.

   You can say whatever you want, I will not listen to you.

   ¡Por mí, que digan misa!

   Let them say what they like!

   La RAE puede decir misa, se dice «antitaurino», no «taurófobo».

   The RAE can say what it wants, you say antitaurino ("anti-bullfighting"), not taurófobo ("taurophobe").

Related terms

• ir a misa

 

Further reading

• “decir misa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10