The first step that we are going to introduce before delving fully into the meaning of the term mess is to discover its etymological origin. Specifically, we can state that it derives from Latin, exactly from the verb “ligare”, which can be translated as “to tie”.
The most common use of the notion of mess is linked to hubbub , chaos and disorder . It is a colloquial term that is used in reference to that which causes confusion, bewilderment, anarchy or disruption .
For example: “Children, please stop making a mess! Behave well or I will have to punish you” , “The team captain's statements created a big mess in the club” , “I have a lot of trouble in my house because I am remodeling several rooms and the works have disorganized everything” .
The use of the concept became even more popular after 2013 thanks to a speech by Pope Francis . The top leader of the Catholic Church asked young people to “make a mess,” referring to the importance of questioning certain realities and rebelling against social exclusion, ecological problems and injustice. Making a mess, in this framework, means modifying the status quo .
Until these words from the Pope , making a mess used to be considered something negative: it was associated above all with the bad behavior of children or young people, or with a mess that needed to be resolved. Today, however, trouble is also understood as an act of rebellion or insubordination .
Lío is also the nickname given to people named Lionel . That is why Lionel Messi is usually called Lío Messi , although it is more common for the footballer to be referred to as Leo Messi or La Pulga Messi .
Bundle, finally, is a tied bundle , bundle or package of clothing or other items.
Taking into account the different meanings that this term has, we can establish that words such as wrapping, bundle, tangle, muddle, entanglement, mess, package, bundle, atadió are synonymous with it.
In the same way, we cannot ignore the existence of different films that have the term that concerns us now in their titles. We are referring, for example, to “Mess in Rio”. It premiered in 1984, is of American origin and is directed by Stanley Donen.
Michael Caine, Joseph Bologna, Demi Moore and Michelle Johnson are the actors who lead the cast of said film. It is a comedy that tells the story of two men who begin to enjoy their vacations in Rio de Janeiro with their daughters. The situation will be complicated because the daughter of one of them falls madly in love with her father's friend.
In the field of literature, we also find works that have this term in their titles. This would be the case, for example, of the children's story “What a family mess!”, which is written by Pascale Francotte, or the book “Lío”. This was published in 2018 and is made by the author Manuel García Ruiz.