The phrase comes from Esperando la carroza, the 1985 Argentine comedy that became a cult classic for its quotable dialogue about a chaotic family gathering. Luis Brandoni plays Domingo, and his exasperated delivery helped turn everyday Buenos Aires slang into lines Argentines still quote decades later. Clips from the film circulate widely as short audios in WhatsApp chats and meme pages, where this insult is reused whenever someone needs a quick, recognisably Argentine put down without explaining the whole scene.