Slang Flashcards
Buena onda / Mal onda
Good / Bad waves/vibrations
(Similar to good/bad vibes in English)
*Often meant as really cool or uncool.
Comiendo moscas
Eating flies(when sleeping in a lecture)
Irse el avión
To lose your train of thought
Ex. Se me fue el avión(My plane just took off).
Echando le hueva
(Throwing the egg) means you are being lazy at the moment.
Vivir en nube de pedos(Argentina)
To be out-of-touch with reality
“to live on a cloud of farts”
Subo como pedo de buzo(Argentina)
To rise the social ladder quickly(“to go up like a scuba diver’s fart).
Ni en pedo(Argentina)
No way in hell
Arrastar el ala(Lat Am)
To make a romantic advance/really flirting with someone
Lo atamos con alambre. (Argentina)
To fix something temporarily
Échale ganas (Mexico)
is what you would yell at someone who needs the put some energy into whatever it is they’re doing.
Hazme un fa (Columbia)
Do me a favor
Also, “Por favor?” Is shortened to “porfa.”
A hardworking person
Es un currante(Spain)
I like it
Me mola(Spain)
A person that likes to tell secrets
Bocachancla(Spain)
I don’t have money
No tengo pasta(Spain)
You’re very boring
Eres un rollo(Spain)
Almost there
Ya mérito(Mexico)
I’ll be back soon
Ahorita vengo(Mexico)
Being drunk
Estar hasta las chanclas(Mexico)
Flirt with a girl
Echar los perros(Mexico)
It’s cool
Está chido(Mexico)
Dude
(M) Wey, compa, cuate
(S) colega, tronco, tío
Hangover
(M) estar crudo
(S) resaca
No problem
(M) no hay pedo
no hay bronca(there’s no fight)
(S) no hay problema
no te preocupes
ni te preocupes
Cool
(M) está chido
está padre
(S) guay
me mola
Kid
(M) chamaco
chamacito
(S) niño
(C) culicagado
Okay
(M) va
órale va
dale
(S) vale
Like
(M) me late(I’m vibing with it)
(S) me mola
guay
Posh
(M) fresa
(S) pijo / pija
Beer
(M) chela / chelita
cervecita
(S) cerveza
cańa
botellín
birra
Is that true?
(M) ¿Es neta?
(S) ¿Estás de cońa?
This is awesome
(M) Está con madre!
(S) mola muchísimo está súper guay es increíble está genial es maravilloso
I don’t care
(M) me vale madre
(S) me da igual
no me importa
You are a very cool person
(M) eres poca madre
(S) eres muy guay
me molas mucho