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Kinda like how "no problemo" is American slang, and doesn't exist in any Spanish anywhere. "problema" is the word , and so you'd say "no hay problema". Although, "problema" is actually a masculine word, probably getting the ending "a" from Greek roots (rather than Latin)
Was there ever an implication that "no problemo" was Spanish? I'm from a country with 0 Spanish influence and it's occasionally used. I just thought it was because it rhymes.
I mean I think its origin is American Spanglish? But, regardless, it's definitely one of the things that my American friends start saying a lot more when in Mexico. 😅
edit after searching: I guess it expanded further via usage in media? Terminator 2 (1991): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx1GVC8eTkA