Vaya morro
 

I think it means : What nerve! but I'm not sure. I am assuming that this
phrase is not used outside of Spain. Am I correct?

For me the word means Vaya chamaco.

Morro is a expression vulgar on my country.
What do you think?

@Poli: I think you're right. "Morro" in Spain (I don't know where else, but certainly not in Mexico), is used as a synonym of "descaro" or "desfachatez".


The way Crotalito is quoting the word is as it's used in the north of Mexico, where "morro(a)" is used as a synonym of "chico(a)". Not a vulgar word, but colloquial.

That's interesting it was the vaya that led me to believe it was a Spanish-specific phrase. No Latins I know use vaya in that way. I hear que instead.

"¡Vaya!" is an expression to emphasize some characteristic, in the sense that something or someone is "such a (noun)" ... like "what a ...!"
Sometimes, depending on the tone of voice and the context, the expression can hold a a positive or a negative meaning.
...And it's used, I think, everywhere. :)

¡Vaya calamidad!
What a calamity!

¡Vaya historia!
What a story!

¡Vaya amigo!
What a friend!

¡Vaya descaro!
What a nerve!

¡Vaya morro! = ¡Qué cara más dura! = What a cheek!

http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltCons...S=3&LEMA=morro

:)

That's right. Not covered in the DRAE, but in Moliner Diccionario de Uso,
Tener alguien un morro que se lo pisa (informal). Frase hiperbólica equivalente a «tener morro».
Tener morro (informal). Tener descaro o desvergüenza. Tener cara.
(In Spain these two expressions are very common, "el pan nuestro de cada día...") :)

In American english NERVE

American English "nerve" and British English "cheek"? :thinking:

Yes, NAmE nerve = BrE cheek - both terms are well-understood everywhere English is spoken...