What does montar un pollo mean?

ExpressionColoquial

to kick up a fuss

Making a scene in front of people: shouting, accusations, drama. The pollo has nothing to do with the chicken — it probably comes from poyo, the stone bench people used to harangue crowds from. Its cousins are montar un numerito and liarla parda. It is always the other party who gets described this way.

Me montó un pollo en mitad del restaurante.
Told by the one who was not shouting.

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