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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4
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baby (term of affectionate)

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nene / nena

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5
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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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you’re kidding / no way (lit: don’t suck me), moderately vulgar

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no mames!

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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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testicles (lit.: balls)
las pelotas
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a f*cking idiot; a cuckold, vulgar
un pendejo /-a
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a little girl; a 'shorty' (lit.: something small)
pequeña
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crack cocaine (lit. rock)
la piedra
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damn, moderately vulgar
pinche
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a slut; a prostitute, moderately vulgar
un pirujo /-a
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penis (lit.: pipe whistle), moderately vulgar
el pito
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sexually attractive young woman (lit.: chick)
una pollita
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butt
las pompis
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to cheat on one's spouse (lit. to put on the horns)
poner los cuernos
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condom (lit.: preservative)
un preservativo
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prostitute; a slut (lit.: short for prostituta)
una prosti
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a homosexual (lit.: a dagger, derogatory), moderately vulgar
un puñal
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prostitute (derogatory), vulgar
una puta
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a beating, to beat the sh*t out of, moderately vulgar
un putazo
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male prostitute or homosexual (derogatory), vulgar
un puto
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a lover (lit.: a cherished one)
un querido /-a
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how barbaric!
qué bárbaro!
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super; first class, etc.
qué chido!
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what's up? (lit.: what wave)
qué onda?
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what's up?
qué hubo / pex / tal?
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how wonderful!
qué padre!
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what's up?, moderately vulgar
qué pedo?
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female virgin
quinta
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a dirty old man (lit.: refers to an onion, green stalk with white 'whiskers')
un rabo verde
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a prostitute, vulgar
ramera
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bad reputation (lit.: scratched)
rayado
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a ride (lit.: Spanglish phonetic adaptation of ride)
un rayd
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prefix used for emphasis ex: rechafa, reputa
re
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a hangover (lit.: tide)
resaca
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penis (lit.: lasso, lariat)
riata
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to be put in a bad mood (lit.: taken out of the wave)
sacado de onda
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embittered (lit.: salty)
salado
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hateful
sangrón
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a virginal woman; a frigid woman (lit.: a big saint)
una santarona
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a 6-pack of beer, (lit. Spanglish, six-pack)
un sics
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cocaine (lit. Spanglish, soda pop)
la soda
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a police informant; a 'snitch' (lit. loose)
suelta
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any illegal drug in pill form
una tacha
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to scratch out a living, esp. to work as a prostitute (lit.: to claw), vulgar
talonear
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an intravenous drug user
tecata
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a guy; a 'fella' (lit.: a type)
un tipo
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all out; full throttle, moderately vulgar
toda madre
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a lesbian lit.: a tortilla maker, derogatory)
una tortillera
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to have sex (lit.: to rattle)
traquetear
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naughty
travieso
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drugged or drunk into near unconsciousness
turulato
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penis (lit.: ship's mast), vulgar
la verga
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go f*ck yourself, extremely vulgar
vete a la chingada!
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go to hell; go f*ck yourself (lit.: go to the ship's mast, slang for penis), vulgar
vete a la verga!
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go to hell; go f*ck yourself (lit.: go to the penis), vulgar
vete al carajo!