Mexican Slang: N-Z Flashcards

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a vulgar person; in poor taste, moderately vulgar

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un naco /-a

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a drug dealer (lit.: short for narcotraficante)

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un narco

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3
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car (lit.: ship)

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la nave

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baby (term of affectionate)

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nene / nena

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‘tough luck’; it can’t be helped (lit.: in no fashion)

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ni modo

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6
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there’s no problem

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no hay bronca

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there’s no problem, moderately vulgar

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no hay pedo

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you’re kidding / no way (lit: don’t stain)

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no manches!

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9
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you’re kidding / no way (lit: don’t suck me), moderately vulgar

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no mames!

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10
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don’t bother me (lit.: don’t give me tin)

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no me das lata!

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11
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asshole (lit.: eyelet), vulgar

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un ojete

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12
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stoned; high on marijuana

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pacheco

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13
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pay a debt with sex (lit.: pun on body and ATM)

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pagar con cuerpomático

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14
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an erect penis (lit.: a bird), moderately vulgar

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un pájaro

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15
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gang member

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un pandillero

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16
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a vagina (lit.: an ear of corn), moderately vulgar

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la panocha

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17
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pregnant (lit.: big bellied)

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panzona

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18
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attractive man (lit.: little father)

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un papacito

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19
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bar hopping; pubcrawl

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de parranda

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20
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cocaine (lit. a pass)

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el pase

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21
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police (lit.: patrol)

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la patrulla

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22
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foolish; idiot (lit.: clown)

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payaso

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23
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fart; drunkenness, moderately vulgar

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un pedo

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24
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a rude person; poor manners (lit.: peeled)

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un pelado /-a

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25
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testicles (lit.: balls)

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las pelotas

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26
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a f*cking idiot; a cuckold, vulgar

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un pendejo /-a

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a little girl; a ‘shorty’ (lit.: something small)

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pequeña

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28
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crack cocaine (lit. rock)

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la piedra

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29
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damn, moderately vulgar

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pinche

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30
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a slut; a prostitute, moderately vulgar

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un pirujo /-a

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31
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penis (lit.: pipe whistle), moderately vulgar

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el pito

32
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sexually attractive young woman (lit.: chick)

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una pollita

33
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butt

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las pompis

34
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to cheat on one’s spouse (lit. to put on the horns)

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poner los cuernos

35
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condom (lit.: preservative)

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un preservativo

36
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prostitute; a slut (lit.: short for prostituta)

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una prosti

37
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a homosexual (lit.: a dagger, derogatory), moderately vulgar

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un puñal

38
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prostitute (derogatory), vulgar

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una puta

39
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a beating, to beat the sh*t out of, moderately vulgar

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un putazo

40
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male prostitute or homosexual (derogatory), vulgar

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un puto

41
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a lover (lit.: a cherished one)

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un querido /-a

42
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how barbaric!

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qué bárbaro!

43
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super; first class, etc.

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qué chido!

44
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what’s up? (lit.: what wave)

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qué onda?

45
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what’s up?

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qué hubo / pex / tal?

46
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how wonderful!

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qué padre!

47
Q

what’s up?, moderately vulgar

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qué pedo?

48
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female virgin

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quinta

49
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a dirty old man (lit.: refers to an onion, green stalk with white ‘whiskers’)

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un rabo verde

50
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a prostitute, vulgar

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ramera

51
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bad reputation (lit.: scratched)

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rayado

52
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a ride (lit.: Spanglish phonetic adaptation of ride)

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un rayd

53
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prefix used for emphasis ex: rechafa, reputa

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re

54
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a hangover (lit.: tide)

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resaca

55
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penis (lit.: lasso, lariat)

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riata

56
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to be put in a bad mood (lit.: taken out of the wave)

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sacado de onda

57
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embittered (lit.: salty)

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salado

58
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hateful

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sangrón

59
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a virginal woman; a frigid woman (lit.: a big saint)

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una santarona

60
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a 6-pack of beer, (lit. Spanglish, six-pack)

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un sics

61
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cocaine (lit. Spanglish, soda pop)

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la soda

62
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a police informant; a ‘snitch’ (lit. loose)

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suelta

63
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any illegal drug in pill form

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una tacha

64
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to scratch out a living, esp. to work as a prostitute (lit.: to claw), vulgar

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talonear

65
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an intravenous drug user

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tecata

66
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a guy; a ‘fella’ (lit.: a type)

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un tipo

67
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all out; full throttle, moderately vulgar

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toda madre

68
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a lesbian lit.: a tortilla maker, derogatory)

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una tortillera

69
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to have sex (lit.: to rattle)

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traquetear

70
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naughty

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travieso

71
Q

drugged or drunk into near unconsciousness

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turulato

72
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penis (lit.: ship’s mast), vulgar

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la verga

73
Q

go f*ck yourself, extremely vulgar

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vete a la chingada!

74
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go to hell; go f*ck yourself (lit.: go to the ship’s mast, slang for penis), vulgar

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vete a la verga!

75
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go to hell; go f*ck yourself (lit.: go to the penis), vulgar

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vete al carajo!