According to Mexican people on the street in Brooklyn: "enough is enough." Accompanied by a hand gesture with a middle finger showing and other fingers slightly curled and the palms facing towards the person which the gesture is directed to. Taken from Dave Chappelle's Block Party
"Would you like some more potatoes?"
"Ya basta, lady!"
by knights who say ni June 8, 2006
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Quanto Basta or QB is just a fancy way of saying "use your freaking brain" when following a recipe.

QB means you get to be the judge of how much of an ingredient you need to add, based on your superhuman intuition and culinary skills.

It's like a little game where you have to guess the right amount, and if you mess up, you can blame it on QB and say you were just following the recipe's instructions.

Easy peasy, right?
Add Quanto Basta of salt to the tomato sauce while it's simmering
by SlangSavant_92 March 7, 2023
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