mi casa, su casa

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English

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Etymology

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From the Spanish mi casa es su casa (make yourself at home, literally my house is your house).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmiː ˌkɑːsə ˈsuː ˌkɑːsə/

Phrase

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mi casa, su casa

  1. What is mine is yours; a friendly expression of sharing.
    • 2013, Childish Gambino (lyrics and music), “V. 3005”, in Because the Internet, Glassnote Records:
      Girl, why is you lying? Girl, why you Mufasa? / Yeah, mi casa su casa, got a strip there like Gaza / Got so high off volcanoes, now the flow is so lava
    • 2023 September 22, HarryBlank, “Off Track”, in SCP Foundation[1], archived from the original on 25 May 2024:
      Udo's entire body still itched. "We look like homeless people."

      "And that's what we are," Imrich added.

      "Well, mi casa su casa," said Corbin as they rounded the final bend. They were standing in a cozy maintenance alcove with a sleeping roll on a memory foam mattress on the floor, a series of labelled duffel bags, a space heater and dehumidifier locked in eternal stalemate, a card table and two chairs, and a wide variety of bric-a-brac.